CVE-2021-29956

MEDIUM

Thunderbird 78.8.1-78.10.1 - Cleartext Storage of OpenPGP Secret Keys

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-22/
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1710290

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-312
Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/thunderbird 78.8.1 - 78.10.1
Published Jun 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026