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usn-3897-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-02-26 18:59
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Details

A use-after-free was discovered in libical. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted ICS calendar file, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-5824)

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-18356, CVE-2018-18500, CVE-2019-5785)

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, gain additional privileges by escaping the sandbox, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-18501, CVE-2018-18505)

An issue was discovered with S/MIME signature verification in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this by spoofing signatures for arbitrary content. (CVE-2018-18509)

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  "details": "A use-after-free was discovered in libical. If a user were tricked in to\nopening a specially crafted ICS calendar file, an attacker could\npotentially exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-5824)\n\nMultiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were\ntricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could\npotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2018-18356, CVE-2018-18500, CVE-2019-5785)\n\nMultiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were\ntricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,\nan attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,\ngain additional privileges by escaping the sandbox, or execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2018-18501, CVE-2018-18505)\n\nAn issue was discovered with S/MIME signature verification in some\ncircumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this by spoofing\nsignatures for arbitrary content. (CVE-2018-18509)\n",
  "id": "USN-3897-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:24Z",
  "published": "2019-02-26T18:59:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3897-1"
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5785"
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  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "thunderbird vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5824",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18356",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18500",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18501",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18505",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18509",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5785"
  ]
}



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