Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.10.0-1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-THUNDERBIRD-585831
  • published17 Jul 2020
  • disclosed8 Oct 2020

Introduced: 17 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-15646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 thunderbird to version 1:68.10.0-1~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 an attacker intercepts Thunderbird's initial attempt to perform automatic account setup using the Microsoft Exchange autodiscovery mechanism, and the attacker sends a crafted response, then Thunderbird sends username and password over https to a server controlled by the attacker. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

CVSS Scores

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