CVE-2021-29949

Published: 22 April 2021

When loading the shared library that provides the OTR protocol implementation, Thunderbird will initially attempt to open it using a filename that isn't distributed by Thunderbird. If a computer has already been infected with a malicious library of the alternative filename, and the malicious library has been copied to a directory that is contained in the search path for executable libraries, then Thunderbird will load the incorrect library. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

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)
	lunar	Released (1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (78.9.1)
	xenial	Needed

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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