NVD

CVE-2018-5161 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Crafted message headers can cause a Thunderbird process to hang on receiving the message. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720	Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720	Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209	Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 11:08:14 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720
Added	Reference	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html
Added	Reference	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
Added	Reference	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/
Added	Reference	https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209
Added	Reference	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/13/2019 9:43:49 AM

Action

Type

Old Value

New Value

Changed

CPE Configuration

OR
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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OR
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enter

Changed

Reference Type

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Changed

Reference Type

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 No Types Assigned

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory

Initial Analysis by NIST 8/14/2018 12:35:40 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 52.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 52.8
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ No Types Assigned	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 No Types Assigned	https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ No Types Assigned	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ Vendor Advisory
Added	CVSS V2 Metadata		Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5161
NVD Published Date:
06/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Mozilla Corporation

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CVE-2018-5161 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 11:08:14 PM

CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 5/14/2024 1:21:37 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/13/2019 9:43:49 AM

CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 11/25/2018 6:29:27 AM

Initial Analysis by NIST 8/14/2018 12:35:40 PM

CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 6/12/2018 9:29:22 PM

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