CVE-2018-5184

high
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Description

Using remote content in encrypted messages can lead to the disclosure of plaintext. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104240

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411592

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-06-11

Updated: 2019-03-13

Type: CWE-326

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 4

OR

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (18 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
127395NewStart CGSL MAIN 4.05 : thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0136)NessusNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
critical
127208NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0037)NessusNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
critical
123171openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Thunderbird (openSUSE-2019-364)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
119133GLSA-201811-13 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilitiesNessusGentoo Local Security Checks
high
110449Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2018-1032)NessusAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
critical
110206CentOS 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2018:1726)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
110205CentOS 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2018:1725)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
110191Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : Thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-3660-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
110158Debian DLA-1382-1 : thunderbird security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
110122Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL7.x x86_64 (20180524)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
110121Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20180524)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
110120RHEL 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2018:1726)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
110119RHEL 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2018:1725)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
110109Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2018-1726)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
110108Oracle Linux 7 : thunderbird (ELSA-2018-1725)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
110101Debian DSA-4209-1 : thunderbird - security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
109946Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (EFAIL)NessusWindows
critical
109935openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Thunderbird (openSUSE-2018-486)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical