Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.10 DoReadData uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.10. This issue affects the function DoReadData. Performing a manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-32213. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.10 (Mail Client Software). This affects the function DoReadData. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

When reading a file, an uninitialized value could have been used as read limit. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.

The weakness was shared 06/03/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32213 since 05/04/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239763 (TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 102.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239763). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 239763
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 102.11

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05/04/2023 🔍
06/03/2023 +30 days 🔍
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06/20/2025 +748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230619

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2023 07:44
Updated: 06/20/2025 15:07
Changes: 06/03/2023 07:44 (41), 06/29/2023 18:32 (11), 06/20/2025 15:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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