USN-3278-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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 read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447, CVE-2017-5461, CVE-2017-5467) 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 spoof the addressbar contents, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5454, CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5464, CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466, CVE-2017-5469, CVE-2016-10195, CVE-2016-10196, CVE-2016-10197) A flaw was discovered in the DRBG number generation in NSS. If an attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be exploited to view sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5462)
Affected Software
Event History
Child vulnerabilities
Contains the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2017-5429
- CVE-2017-5430
- CVE-2017-5432
- CVE-2017-5433
- CVE-2017-5434
- CVE-2017-5435
- CVE-2017-5436
- CVE-2017-5437
- CVE-2017-5438
- CVE-2017-5439
- CVE-2017-5440
- CVE-2017-5441
- CVE-2017-5442
- CVE-2017-5443
- CVE-2017-5444
- CVE-2017-5445
- CVE-2017-5446
- CVE-2017-5447
- CVE-2017-5449
- CVE-2017-5451
- CVE-2017-5454
- CVE-2017-5459
- CVE-2017-5460
- CVE-2017-5461
- CVE-2017-5462
- CVE-2017-5464
- CVE-2017-5465
- CVE-2017-5466
- CVE-2017-5467
- CVE-2017-5469
- CVE-2016-10195
- CVE-2016-10196
- CVE-2016-10197
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of USN-3278-1?
USN-3278-1 has multiple security issues that can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix USN-3278-1?
To fix USN-3278-1, update Thunderbird to the recommended versions provided for your Ubuntu release.
Which versions of Thunderbird are affected by USN-3278-1?
Versions of Thunderbird prior to 1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 are affected by USN-3278-1.
What types of vulnerabilities are associated with USN-3278-1?
USN-3278-1 includes vulnerabilities that allow reading uninitialized memory and potential application crashes.
What platforms are impacted by USN-3278-1?
USN-3278-1 impacts Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04, 16.10, and 17.04.