USN-6515-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6204)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-11-27 05:45 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website
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thunderbird vulnerabilities
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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-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6212)

It was discovered that Thudnerbird did not properly manage memory when images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6204)

It discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled certain memory when using a MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6205)

It discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly did not properly manage ownership in ReadableByteStreams. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6207)

It discovered that Thudnerbird incorrectly did not properly manage copy operations when using Selection API in X11. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6208)

Rachmat Abdul Rokhim discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled parsing of relative URLS starting with "///". An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6209)

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  "details": "Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were\ntricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an\nattacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,\nobtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site\ntracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6212)\n\nIt was discovered that Thudnerbird did not properly manage memory when\nimages were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially\nexploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6204)\n\nIt discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled certain memory when\nusing a MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to\ncause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6205)\n\nIt discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly did not properly manage ownership\nin ReadableByteStreams. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue\nto cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6207)\n\nIt discovered that Thudnerbird incorrectly did not properly manage copy\noperations when using Selection API in X11. An attacker could potentially\nexploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6208)\n\nRachmat Abdul Rokhim discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled\nparsing of relative URLS starting with \"///\". An attacker could potentially\nexploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6209)\n",
  "id": "USN-6515-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:06Z",
  "published": "2023-11-27T05:45:20Z",
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