Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and addressed in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. These include a user interface misrepresentation of attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3523), information disclosure of the /tmp directory listing (CVE-2025-2830), and leakage of hashed Windows credentials via crafted attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3522). Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages to fix these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:4512) addressing three vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird. The issues include UI misrepresentation of attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3523), information disclosure of the /tmp directory listing (CVE-2025-2830), and leakage of hashed Windows credentials through crafted attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3522). These vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure and credential leakage. The advisory provides updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow attackers to misrepresent attachment URLs in the user interface, disclose contents of the /tmp directory, and leak hashed Windows credentials via crafted attachment URLs. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure and potential credential compromise on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Thunderbird.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:4512 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an on-premises product, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and addressed in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. These include a user interface misrepresentation of attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3523), information disclosure of the /tmp directory listing (CVE-2025-2830), and leakage of hashed Windows credentials via crafted attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3522). Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages to fix these issues.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:4512) addressing three vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird. The issues include UI misrepresentation of attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3523), information disclosure of the /tmp directory listing (CVE-2025-2830), and leakage of hashed Windows credentials through crafted attachment URLs (CVE-2025-3522). These vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure and credential leakage. The advisory provides updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow attackers to misrepresent attachment URLs in the user interface, disclose contents of the /tmp directory, and leak hashed Windows credentials via crafted attachment URLs. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure and potential credential compromise on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Thunderbird.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:4512 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an on-premises product, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:4512
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-3522","CVE-2025-3523"]
Threat ID: 6a4049ec27e9c79719836f49
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:44 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:41:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 56
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