Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

MFSA2020-33 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.1 (CVE-2020-15657)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

MFSA2020-33 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.1 (CVE-2020-15657)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/28/2020
Created
07/30/2020
Added
07/29/2020
Modified
08/17/2020

Description

Firefox could be made to load attacker-supplied DLL files from the installation directory. This required an attacker that is already capable of placing files in the installation directory. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-78_1

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;