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CVE-2020-12397

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Published: May 22, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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4.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

By encoding Unicode whitespace characters within the From email header, an attacker can spoof the sender email address that Thunderbird displays. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.8.0.

Affected (5)

Mozilla
1 product
Thunderbird
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Thunderbird
Before 68.8.0
Configuration B
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 18.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 19.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 20.04

Related CWEs

CWE-346
Origin Validation Error
The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

References (8)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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