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Origin Validation Error Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.8.0-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (42nd percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium
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SUSE
4.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-THUNDERBIRD-568255
  • published 6 May 2020
  • disclosed 22 May 2020
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Introduced: 6 May 2020

CVE-2020-12397 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-346 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 thunderbird to version 1:68.8.0-1 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:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

By encoding Unicode whitespace characters within the From email header, an attacker can spoof the sender email address that Thunderbird displays. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.8.0.