Description
OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.
Published: 2021-06-24
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Remediation

No remediation available yet.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2679-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4927-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-16415 OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-2 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mozilla Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:18:03.295Z

Reserved: 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29956

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-24T14:15:10.080

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:02:03.443

Link: CVE-2021-29956

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-05-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-29956 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses