vulnerability
MFSA2020-18 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 68.8.0 (CVE-2020-12397)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 5, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 5, 2020
Added
May 6, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-68_8
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