Alma Linux: CVE-2023-0616: Important: thunderbird security update (Multiple Advisories)

Alma Linux: CVE-2023-0616: Important: thunderbird security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity

7

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

02/20/2023

Created

02/22/2023

Added

02/22/2023

Modified

01/30/2025

Description

If a MIME email combines OpenPGP and OpenPGP MIME data in a certain way Thunderbird repeatedly attempts to process and display the message, which could cause Thunderbird's user interface to lock up and no longer respond to the user's actions. An attacker could send a crafted message with this structure to attempt a DoS attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.8.

Solution(s)

• alma-upgrade-thunderbird

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2023-0616
• CVE - 2023-0616
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0821.html
• https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0824.html