CVE-2018-18509

A flaw during verification of certain S/MIME signatures causes emails to be shown in Thunderbird as having a valid digital signature, even if the shown message…

published April 26, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
76.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw during verification of certain S/MIME signatures causes emails to be shown in Thunderbird as having a valid digital signature, even if the shown message contents aren't covered by the signature. The flaw allows an attacker to reuse a valid S/MIME signature to craft an email message with arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01676 · 76.7th percentile
Published
2019-04-26T16:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 APR 16:13Z
    A flaw during verification of certain S/MIME signatures causes emails to be shown in Thunderbird as having a valid digital signature, even if the shown message…
    cvelistv5