Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.9.0-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-THUNDERBIRD-1560668
- published 2 Jun 2020
- disclosed 9 Jul 2020
Introduced: 2 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-12406 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 thunderbird to version 1:68.9.0-1 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
Mozilla Developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-12406
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12406
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1639590
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-22/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/