Origin Validation Error Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.8.0-1~deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-THUNDERBIRD-568266
  • published6 May 2020
  • disclosed22 May 2020

Introduced: 6 May 2020

CVE-2020-12397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 thunderbird to version 1:68.8.0-1~deb8u1 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:8 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.

CVSS Scores

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