CVE-2018-5170
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.88%
Description
It is possible to spoof the filename of an attachment and display an arbitrary attachment name. This could lead to a user opening a remote attachment which is a different file type than expected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.
How to fix CVE-2018-5170
To remediate CVE-2018-5170, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/thunderbird—upgrade to 1:52.8.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-5170 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:52.8.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |