CVE-2021-29949

HIGH

Mozilla Thunderbird < 78.9.1 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

mozilla/thunderbird < 78.9.1

Timeline

Published Jun 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026