A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 149 and Thunderbird 140.9.
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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 149 and Thunderbird < 140.9. | A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 149 and Thunderbird 140.9. |
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* |
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-130 | |
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-126 | |
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000
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Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird |
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Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird |
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 149 and Thunderbird < 140.9. | |
| Title | Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2026-03-24T20:27:15.198Z
Updated: 2026-04-13T13:51:25.535Z
Reserved: 2026-03-18T10:03:43.909Z
Link: CVE-2026-4371
Updated: 2026-03-25T16:24:43.854Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-03-24T21:16:29.583
Modified: 2026-04-13T15:17:36.130
Link: CVE-2026-4371