CVE-2021-23992

Medium

Description

Thunderbird did not check if the user ID associated with an OpenPGP key has a valid self signature. An attacker may create a crafted version of an OpenPGP key, by either replacing the original user ID, or by adding another user ID. If Thunderbird imports and accepts the crafted key, the Thunderbird user may falsely conclude that the false user ID belongs to the correspondent. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Thunderbird
PublishedJun 24, 2021
First seenJun 24, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla thunderbird78.9.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla thunderbirdv < 78.9.178.9.1

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