UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0616

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0616

    Published: 20 Feb 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-0616
    Aliases:
    USN-5943-1

    Summary:

    Details: If a MIME email combines OpenPGP and OpenPGP MIME data in a certain way Thunderbird repeatedly attempts to process and display the message, which could cause Thunderbird's user interface to lock up and no longer respond to the user's actions. An attacker could send a crafted message with this structure to attempt a DoS attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.8.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0616, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/#CVE-2023-0616, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5943-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0616

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: thunderbird

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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