CVE-2020-12398

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-12398
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-09 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-01-04 16:38:00 UTC
DescriptionIf Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-319

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-4421-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 68.9.0 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 502375 Alpine Linux Security Update for thunderbird
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