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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-THUNDERBIRD-568269
  • 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:unstable 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:unstable 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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