vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-12397: Critical: thunderbird security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 11, 2020 | May 12, 2020 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 11, 2020
Added
May 12, 2020
Modified
May 25, 2023
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-thunderbirdcentos-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfocentos-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource
References
Rapid7 Labs
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