Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2020 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2020-6792
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Thunderbird from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When deriving an identifier for an email message, uninitialized memory was used in addition to the message contents. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | thunderbird | 68.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | thunderbird | 68.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | thunderbird | 68.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | thunderbird | 68.5.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:68.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:68.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6792 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:68.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6792 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 68.5 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-07/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1609607 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202003-10 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- USN-4328-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4335-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU