Bug 2171397 (CVE-2023-0616) - CVE-2023-0616 Mozilla: User Interface lockup with messages combining S/MIME and OpenPGP
Summary: CVE-2023-0616 Mozilla: User Interface lockup with messages combining S/MIME a...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2023-0616
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2167672 2167673 2167674 2167675 2167676 2167677 2167678 2167679 2167680 2167681 2167682
Blocks: 2167591
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-02-20 09:50 UTC by Mauro Matteo Cascella
Modified: 2023-02-20 18:48 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: thunderbird 102.8
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The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: 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.
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Last Closed: 2023-02-20 18:48:25 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0817 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:17:09 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0818 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:12:20 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0819 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:12:51 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0820 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:17:45 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0821 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:18:06 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0822 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:16:48 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0823 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:18:26 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:0824 0 None None None 2023-02-20 12:17:27 UTC

Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-02-20 09:50:53 UTC 
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.

External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/#CVE-2023-0616
Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:12:18 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2023:0818 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0818
Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:12:49 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2023:0819 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0819
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:16:46 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0822 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0822
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:07 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2023:0817 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0817
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:25 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:0824 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0824
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:44 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0820 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0820
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:18:05 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:0821 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0821
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:18:24 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0823 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0823
Comment 9 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-02-20 18:48:23 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-0616
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