Improper input validation in Mozilla Thunderbird
CVE-2017-7829
It is possible to spoof the sender's email address and display an arbitrary sender address to the email recipient. The real sender's address is not displayed if preceded by a null character in the display string. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Aus — versions 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00026.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3529-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102258 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0061 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7829?
- CVE-2017-7829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7829?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.