USN-6368-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
14 September 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Releases
Packages
- thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client
Details
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4573, CVE-2023-4574,
CVE-2023-4575, CVE-2023-4581, CVE-2023-4584)
It was discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when
handling WebP images. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious WebP
image file, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4863)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.