CVE-2019-11739 (GCVE-0-2019-11739)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-27 17:19 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
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Summary
Encrypted S/MIME parts in a crafted multipart/alternative message can leak plaintext when included in a a HTML reply/forward. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.1 and Thunderbird < 60.9.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Covert Content Attack on S/MIME encryption using a crafted multipart/alternative message
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 68.1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 60.9 (custom)
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