Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:68.9.0-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRD-1682351
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed9 Jul 2020

Introduced: 9 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-12398  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-319  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird to version 0:68.9.0-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1462.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0.

CVSS Scores

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