UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1834

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1834
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1834.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1834
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:49:33Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

When displaying the sender of an email, and the sender name contained the Braille Pattern Blank space character multiple times, Thunderbird would have displayed all the spaces. This could have been used by an attacker to send an email message with the attacker's digital signature, that was shown with an arbitrary sender email address chosen by the attacker. If the sender name started with a false email address, followed by many Braille space characters, the attacker's email address was not visible. Because Thunderbird compared the invisible sender address with the signature's email address, if the signing key or certificate was accepted by Thunderbird, the email was shown as having a valid digital signature. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1:52.*

1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:60.*

1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.6.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:68.*

1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:78.*

1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:78.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

1:91.*

1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:91.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

1:68.*

1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.2.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.1+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.4.2+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.6.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

1:78.*

1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

1:91.*

1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1:91.*

1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.4.0+build1.1-0ubuntu1
1:91.4.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.5.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.8.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}