CVE-2023-34416: Critical severity Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerability

Published Jun 6, 2023
·
Updated

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 113, Firefox ESR 102.11, and Thunderbird 102.12. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.12, Firefox < 114, and Thunderbird < 102.12.

Other sources

Mozilla developers and community members Gabriele Svelto, Andrew McCreight, the Mozilla Fuzzing Team, Sean Feng, and Sebastian Hengst reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 113 and Firefox ESR 102.11. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Mozilla developers and community members Gabriele Svelto, Andrew McCreight, the Mozilla Fuzzing Team, Sean Feng, and Sebastian Hengst reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.11. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/firefox<114.0+
114.0+
ubuntu/thunderbird<1:102.13.0+
1:102.13.0+
ubuntu/thunderbird<1:102.13.0+
1:102.13.0+
ubuntu/thunderbird<1:102.13.0+
1:102.13.0+
ubuntu/thunderbird<1:102.13.0+
1:102.13.0+
ubuntu/mozjs102<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/mozjs102<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
ubuntu/mozjs102<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
ubuntu/mozjs102<102.12.0
102.12.0
debian/firefox
123.0-1
debian/firefox-esr<=91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1
115.8.0esr-1~deb10u1115.7.0esr-1~deb11u1115.8.0esr-1~deb11u1115.7.0esr-1~deb12u1115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1115.8.0esr-1
debian/thunderbird<=1:91.12.0-1~deb10u1
1:115.8.0-1~deb10u11:115.7.0-1~deb11u11:115.8.0-1~deb11u11:115.7.0-1~deb12u11:115.8.0-1~deb12u11:115.7.0-11:115.8.1-1
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.12
102.12
Mozilla Firefox<114.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.12
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.12
Mozilla Firefox<114
114
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.12
102.12

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 114.0+
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:102.13.0+
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/mozjs102 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/mozjs102 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/mozjs102 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/mozjs102 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12.0
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 123.0-1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.8.0esr-1~deb10u1Fixed in 115.7.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 115.8.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 115.7.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 115.8.0esr-1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:115.8.0-1~deb10u1Fixed in 1:115.7.0-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:115.8.0-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:115.7.0-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:115.8.0-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:115.7.0-1Fixed in 1:115.8.1-1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 114
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.12

Event History

Jun 6, 2023
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Jun 19, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:17 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:17 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:21 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-34416?

CVE-2023-34416 is a memory safety bug present in Firefox 113 and Firefox ESR 102.11 as well as Thunderbird 102.12.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-34416?

The severity of CVE-2023-34416 is high (severity value: 7).

3

How does CVE-2023-34416 impact Mozilla Thunderbird?

CVE-2023-34416 affects Mozilla Thunderbird versions up to and including 102.12.

4

How does CVE-2023-34416 impact Mozilla Firefox?

CVE-2023-34416 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to and including 114.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-34416?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-34416 in the following references: [Reference 1](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1752703%2C1818394%2C1826875%2C1827340%2C1827655%2C1828065%2C1830190%2C1830206%2C1830795%2C1833339), [Reference 2](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-19/), [Reference 3](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-20/)

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