CVE-2026-4371
thunderbird: Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 25, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Thunderbird. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: 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.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE-130 · Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency