CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-0547

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Jun 02, 2023 | Modified: Jan 10, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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OCSP revocation status of recipient certificates was not checked when sending S/Mime encrypted email, and revoked certificates would be accepted. Thunderbird versions from 68 to 102.9.1 were affected by this bug. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.10.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ThunderbirdMozilla68.0 (including)102.10 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el8_6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el9_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.10.0-2.el9_0*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntufocal*
ThunderbirdUbuntujammy*
ThunderbirdUbuntukinetic*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

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