PT-2019-3441 · Mozilla+5 · Thunderbird+5
Luis Merino
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Published
2019-06-13
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2019-11706
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Thunderbird versions prior to 60.7.1
Description
A flaw in Thunderbird's implementation of iCal causes a type confusion in
icaltimezone get vtimezone properties when processing certain email messages, resulting in a crash. The vulnerability is related to a lack of type checking of the passed object, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
For Thunderbird versions prior to 60.7.1, update to version 60.7.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of suspicious email messages that may trigger the type confusion in
icaltimezone get vtimezone properties.Exploit
Fix
Type Confusion
Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu