CVE-2021-29950
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
Description
Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task. If the task runs into a failure, the secret key may remain in memory in its unprotected state. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.8.1.
How to fix CVE-2021-29950
To remediate CVE-2021-29950, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/thunderbird—upgrade to 1:78.9.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2021-29950 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:78.9.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |