Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:68.5.0-1.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4968204
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Feb 2020

Introduced: 11 Feb 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:68.5.0-1.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0576.

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 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