Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:68.5.0-1.0.1.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-THUNDERBIRD-2548920
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-6794  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 thunderbird to version 0:68.5.0-1.0.1.el8_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-0577.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

If a user saved passwords before Thunderbird 60 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Thunderbird 60. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1