CVE-2026-4371 (GCVE-0-2026-4371)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-24 20:27 – Updated: 2026-04-13 13:51
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Title
Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing
Summary
A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 149 and Thunderbird 140.9.
Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 140.9 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 149 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Rintaro Kobayashi
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