CVE-2024-8394

thunderbird: Crash when aborting verification of OTR chat

Published Sep 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49147 When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Title thunderbird: Crash when aborting verification of OTR chat
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Mar 19, 2025, 5:45 PM
Reserved
Sep 3, 2024, 3:56 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 6, 2024, 5:15 PM