Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9 on Windows Maintenance Service data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Maintenance Service. The manipulation leads to data authenticity. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-29532. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9 on Windows (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Maintenance Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local attacker can trick the Mozilla Maintenance Service into applying an unsigned update file by pointing the service at an update file on a malicious SMB server. The update file can be replaced after the signature check, before the use, because the write-lock requested by the service does not work on a SMB server. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2023 by Holger Fuhrmannek as Bug 1806394 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

A local attacker can trick the Mozilla Maintenance Service into applying an unsigned update file by pointing the service at an update file on a malicious SMB server. The update file can be replaced after the signature check, before the use, because the write-lock requested by the service does not work on a SMB server.Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-29532. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 102.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 102.10

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04/07/2023 🔍
04/11/2023 +4 days 🔍
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04/14/2023 +3 days 🔍
12/11/2024 +607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1806394
Researcher: Holger Fuhrmannek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-29532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226007

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2023 16:42
Updated: 12/11/2024 17:34
Changes: 04/14/2023 16:42 (18), 04/14/2023 16:46 (29), 05/03/2023 13:30 (1), 12/11/2024 17:34 (36)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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