CVE-2021-23992 (GCVE-0-2021-23992)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-24 13:26 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- A crafted OpenPGP key with an invalid user ID could be used to confuse the user
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1666236 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 78.9.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
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