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CVE-2021-29950

Mozilla: Logic issue potentially leaves key material unlocked

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Thunderbird desprotege una clave secreta OpenPGP antes de usarla para una tarea de descifrado, firma o importación de claves. Si la tarea ejecuta un fallo, la clave secreta puede permanecer en la memoria en su estado desprotegido. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 78.8.1

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-04-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-16 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
 Thunderbird
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"
 < 78.8.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 78.8.1"
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Affected