Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:78.11.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-1533165
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 May 2021

Introduced: 17 May 2021

CVE-2021-29957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:78.11.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

If a MIME encoded email contains an OpenPGP inline signed or encrypted message part, but also contains an additional unprotected part, Thunderbird did not indicate that only parts of the message are protected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

CVSS Scores

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