CVE-2026-84640
thunderbird: One byte overflow read in mail parser
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 2, 2026
Updated · October 13, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Thunderbird. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously constructed mail header. This could lead to a one-byte read past the end of a buffer, potentially resulting in information disclosure or other unpredictable behavior.
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
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read