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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-DEBIANUNSTABLE-THUNDERBIRD-568269
  • 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: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.