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TI-2019-08767 Aliases CVE-2019-11706GHSA-mj34-7h26-pj8g

Type confusion in Mozilla Thunderbird

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-843Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7.1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09731 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Thunderbird (Mozilla): 60.7.1Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaThunderbirdbefore 60.7.160.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 60.7.1 Fixed in 60.7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 60.7.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 60.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 60.7.1

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:1626 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
  • RHSA-2019:1624 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
  • RHSA-2019:1623 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el8_0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Mozilla Thunderbird — GLSA-201908-20

    14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-08765 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 55
    • TI-2019-08764 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 55
    • TI-2019-08766 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 54
    Show all 14 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:1623
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1626
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11706
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj34-7h26-pj8g

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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