When processing a PGP/MIME payload that contains digitally signed text, the first…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
When processing a PGP/MIME payload that contains digitally signed text, the first paragraph of the text was never shown to the user. This is because the text was interpreted as a MIME message and the first paragraph was always treated as an email header section. A digitally signed text from a different context, such as a signed GIT commit, could be used to spoof an email message. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 115.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 115.6 | 115.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 115.6 Fixed in 115.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.6
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2024:0027 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2024:0029 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:0030 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_2
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:0028 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:0003 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_9
- RHSA-2024:0005 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:0004 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:0002 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:0001 Released 2024-01-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-115.6.0-1.el9_3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Thunderbird 115.6
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-06261 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 57
- TI-2023-06263 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2023-06267 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 42
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0003 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0001 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0030 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0030 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0005 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0004 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0030 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0027 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0027 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0027 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63rr-fhmr-42fq
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-50762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63rr-fhmr-42fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-50762 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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