CVE-2026-110247: Mozilla Thunderbird integer overflow in libmime buffer growth

CVE-2026-110247 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-13

Thunderbird's email message processing library (libmime) contains an integer overflow vulnerability in buffer handling that can cause heap memory corruption. When processing a sufficiently large malicious email, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory allocations, potentially leading to code execution. While scripting is disabled when reading mail in Thunderbird, the vulnerability poses risks in browser-like contexts.

Technologies: Mozilla Thunderbird. Vendors: Mozilla.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-110247 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110247 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-110247?
Informational severity, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Mozilla Thunderbird before 158.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110247?
Yes: fixed in Thunderbird 158. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-110247 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-110247?
Check whether you run Mozilla Thunderbird at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: Thunderbird 158

Technical details

An integer overflow in 32-bit size arithmetic within libmime's buffer-growth sites allows a growth guard to fail or cause buffer reallocation to a smaller-than-required size. A subsequent memcpy writes attacker-controlled data across adjacent heap allocations, enabling heap corruption. The vulnerability requires a sufficiently large malicious message to trigger; it was fixed in Thunderbird 158.

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird before 158

Timeline

  • 2026-10-13: disclosed

References

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