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CVE-2023-50761

Mozilla: S/MIME signature accepted despite mismatching message date

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The signature of a digitally signed S/MIME email message may optionally specify the signature creation date and time. If present, Thunderbird did not compare the signature creation date with the message date and time, and displayed a valid signature despite a date or time mismatch. This could be used to give recipients the impression that a message was sent at a different date or time. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 115.6.

La firma de un mensaje de correo electrónico S/MIME firmado digitalmente puede especificar opcionalmente la fecha y hora de creación de la firma. Si estaba presente, Thunderbird no comparó la fecha de creación de la firma con la fecha y hora del mensaje y mostró una firma válida a pesar de que la fecha y la hora no coincidían. Esto podría usarse para dar a los destinatarios la impresión de que un mensaje se envió en una fecha u hora diferente. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird &lt; 115.6.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory: The signature of a digitally signed S/MIME email message may optionally specify the signature creation date and time. If present, Thunderbird did not compare the signature creation date with the message date and time, and displayed a valid signature despite a date or time mismatch. This could be used to give recipients the impression that a message was sent at a different date or time.

*Credits: Marcus Brinkmann
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 115.6
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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12.0
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