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CVE-2018-5184· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mozilla

Using remote content in encrypted messages can lead to the disclosure of plaintext.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 77.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: thunderbird (Debian:12) 1:52.8.0-1; thunderbird (Debian:7) 1:52.8.0-1~deb7u1; thunderbird (Debian:8) 1:52.8.0-1~deb8u1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to thunderbird (Debian:12) 1:52.8.0-1; thunderbird (Debian:7) 1:52.8.0-1~deb7u1; thunderbird (Debian:8) 1:52.8.0-1~deb8u1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Using remote content in encrypted messages can lead to the disclosure of plaintext. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 77th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.7%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
debiandebian linux
mozillathunderbird
mozillathunderbird esr
canonicalubuntu linux
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux server aus
redhatenterprise linux server eus
redhatenterprise linux server tus
redhatenterprise linux workstation

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux17.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • debian debian linux7.0
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • mozilla thunderbirdbefore 52.8.0
  • mozilla thunderbird esrbefore 52.8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
  • redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
  • redhat enterprise linux server eus7.6
  • redhat enterprise linux server tus7.6
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    • unspecified and later · before 52.8affected

  • Mozilla Thunderbird ESR

    • unspecified and later · before 52.8affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12thunderbirdbefore 1:52.8.0-11:52.8.0-1
Debian:7thunderbirdbefore 1:52.8.0-1~deb7u11:52.8.0-1~deb7u1
Debian:8thunderbirdbefore 1:52.8.0-1~deb8u11:52.8.0-1~deb8u1
Debian:9thunderbirdbefore 1:52.8.0-1~deb9u11:52.8.0-1~deb9u1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:52.8.0-2.el6_90:52.8.0-2.el6_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:52.8.0-2.el6_90:52.8.0-2.el6_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:52.8.0-1.el7_50:52.8.0-1.el7_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:52.8.0-1.el7_50:52.8.0-1.el7_5

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:thunderbird1:52.8.0-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-326 · Inadequate Encryption Strength

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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