CVE-2021-23993
Published: 13 April 2021
An attacker may perform a DoS attack to prevent a user from sending encrypted email to a correspondent. If an attacker creates a crafted OpenPGP key with a subkey that has an invalid self signature, and the Thunderbird user imports the crafted key, then Thunderbird may try to use the invalid subkey, but the RNP library rejects it from being used, causing encryption to fail. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
|
| focal |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
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| lunar |
Released
(1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(78.9.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |