CVE-2020-12398
Description
If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.262
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12399,CVE-2020-12405,CVE-2020-12406,CVE-2020-12410,CVE-2020-12398 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird (68.9.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12399,CVE-2020-12405,CVE-2020-12406,CVE-2020-12410,CVE-2020-12398 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird (x64) (68.9.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12399,CVE-2020-12405,CVE-2020-12406,CVE-2020-12410,CVE-2020-12398 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (68.9.0) | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12398,CVE-2020-12399,CVE-2020-12405,CVE-2020-12406 are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 68.8.0 | Mac |
| thunderbird security update(DSA-4702-1) thunderbird_68.9.0-1~deb9u1_i386.deb | Linux |
| thunderbird security update(DSA-4702-1) thunderbird_68.9.0-1~deb9u1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| thunderbird security update(DSA-4702-1) thunderbird_68.9.0-1~deb10u1_i386.deb | Linux |
| thunderbird security update(DSA-4702-1) thunderbird_68.9.0-1~deb10u1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| (RHSA-2020:2613) thunderbird security update thunderbird-68.9.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2020:2613) thunderbird security update thunderbird-68.9.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-4421-1) thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-314521 | Mozilla Thunderbird (68.9.0) |
| PATCH-314522 | Mozilla Thunderbird (x64) (68.9.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611807 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (142.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234