USN-2506-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0822)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-03-03 10:02 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source websiteArmin Razmdjou discovered that contents of locally readable files could be made available via manipulation of form autocomplete in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0822)
Abhishek Arya discovered an out-of-bounds read and write when rendering SVG content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0827)
Paul Bandha discovered a use-after-free in IndexedDB. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-0831)
Carsten Book, Christoph Diehl, Gary Kwong, Jan de Mooij, Liz Henry, Byron Campen, Tom Schuster, and Ryan VanderMeulen discovered multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-0836)
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"details": "Armin Razmdjou discovered that contents of locally readable files could\nbe made available via manipulation of form autocomplete in some\ncircumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted\nmessage with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this\nto obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0822)\n\nAbhishek Arya discovered an out-of-bounds read and write when rendering\nSVG content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening\na specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could\npotentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0827)\n\nPaul Bandha discovered a use-after-free in IndexedDB. If a user were\ntricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled,\nan attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service\nvia application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of\nthe user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-0831)\n\nCarsten Book, Christoph Diehl, Gary Kwong, Jan de Mooij, Liz Henry, Byron\nCampen, Tom Schuster, and Ryan VanderMeulen discovered multiple memory\nsafety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a\nspecially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could\npotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application\ncrash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking\nThunderbird. (CVE-2015-0836)\n",
"id": "USN-2506-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
"published": "2015-03-03T10:02:08Z",
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