CVE-2021-23992
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
Mozilla Corp.
oss-project·USaka mozilla
The CentOS Project
oss-project·USaka centos
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»
commercial·RUaka ao konsern vniins
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
and 2 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1666236
bugzilla.mozilla.org
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-13/
mozilla.org
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-23992
access.redhat.com
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