Description
Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task. If the task runs into a failure, the secret key may remain in memory in its unprotected state. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.8.1.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-16409 | Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task. If the task runs into a failure, the secret key may remain in memory in its unprotected state. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.8.1. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4936-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T22:18:03.200Z
Reserved: 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-29950
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-06-24T14:15:09.917
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:02:02.663
Link: CVE-2021-29950
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN