Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.9.0-1~deb10u1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.16% (53rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-THUNDERBIRD-571626
- published 6 Jun 2020
- disclosed 9 Jul 2020
Introduced: 6 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-12398 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
thunderbird
to version 1:68.9.0-1~deb10u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird
package and not the thunderbird
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
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.