If 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2020-07-09T14:45:35

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:56:52.019Z

Reserved: 2020-04-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-12398

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-07-09T15:15:10.677

Modified: 2022-01-04T16:38:59.223

Link: CVE-2020-12398

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-12398 - Bugzilla