CVE-2024-1551: Medium severity Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2024
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Set-Cookie response headers were being incorrectly honored in multipart HTTP responses. If an attacker could control the Content-Type response header, as well as control part of the response body, they could inject Set-Cookie response headers that would have been honored by the browser.

— Mozilla

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<115.8
115.8
redhat/thunderbird<115.8
115.8
Mozilla Thunderbird<115.8
115.8
Mozilla Firefox<123
123
Mozilla Firefox ESR<115.8
115.8
Mozilla Firefox<115.8.0
Mozilla Firefox<123.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<115.8.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/firefox
137.0.2-1
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1128.9.0esr-1~deb11u1128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1128.9.0esr-1~deb12u1128.9.0esr-2
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u11:128.9.0esr-1~deb11u11:128.8.0esr-1~deb12u11:128.9.0esr-1~deb12u11:128.9.0esr-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 123
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.8
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 137.0.2-1
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 128.9.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 128.9.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 128.9.0esr-2
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:128.9.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:128.9.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:128.9.0esr-1
  7. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 115.8
  8. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 115.8
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 123
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.8
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.8

Event History

Feb 20, 2024
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:21 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 21, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:21 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 29, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·05:05 AM
Description
Sep 17, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:31 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1551?

CVE-2024-1551 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for cookie injection through manipulated multipart HTTP responses.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-1551?

To fix CVE-2024-1551, update your affected software to the latest versions provided by the vendor.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2024-1551?

CVE-2024-1551 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 123, Thunderbird versions up to 115.8, and Firefox ESR versions up to 115.8.

4

What can an attacker do with CVE-2024-1551?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2024-1551 to inject malicious Set-Cookie headers into legitimate multipart HTTP responses.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-1551?

No specific workaround is recommended for CVE-2024-1551; applying the latest software updates is the best measure.

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