CVE-2019-11755

thunderbird: spoofing a message author via a crafted S/MIME

Published Sep 27, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
A crafted S/MIME message consisting of an inner encryption layer and an outer SignedData layer was shown as having a valid digital signature, although the signer might have had no access to the contents of the encrypted message, and might have stripped a different signature from the encrypted message. Previous versions had only suppressed showing a digital signature for messages with an outer multipart/signed layer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.1.1.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1997-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4571-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-3425 A crafted S/MIME message consisting of an inner encryption layer and an outer SignedData layer was shown as having a valid digital signature, although the signer might have had no access to the contents of the encrypted message, and might have stripped a different signature from the encrypted message. Previous versions had only suppressed showing a digital signature for messages with an outer multipart/signed layer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.1.1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4202-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4335-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved
May 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 30, 2019, 12:00 AM