Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:78.11.0-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-THUNDERBIRD-2586816
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Jun 2021

Introduced: 24 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-29956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 thunderbird to version 0:78.11.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-2263.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

CVSS Scores

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