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Unscored USN-3529-1 14 CVEs

thunderbird vulnerabilities

Published Jan 29, 2018 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that a From address encoded with a null character is
cut off in the message header display. An attacker could potentially
exploit this to spoof the sender address. (CVE-2017-7829)

It was discovered that it is possible to execute JavaScript in RSS feeds
in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted RSS feed, an attacker could potentially exploit this in
combination with another vulnerability, in order to cause unspecified
problems. (CVE-2017-7846)

It was discovered that the RSS feed can leak local path names. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted RSS feed, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-7847)

It was discovered that RSS feeds are vulnerable to new line injection. If
a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted RSS feed, an
attacker could potentially exploit this to cause unspecified problems.
(CVE-2017-7848)

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
execute arbitrary code, or cause other unspecified effects.
(CVE-2018-5089, CVE-2018-5095, CVE-2018-5096, CVE-2018-5097,
CVE-2018-5098, CVE-2018-5099, CVE-2018-5102, CVE-2018-5103, CVE-2018-5104,
CVE-2018-5117)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Vulnerabilities 14

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7829
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7846
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7847
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7848
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5089
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5095
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5096
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5097
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5098
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5099
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5102
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5103
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5104
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5117