Mozilla Thunderbird up to 68.4 Email Message initialization of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 68.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation as part of Email Message results in initialization of resource. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-6792. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 68.4 (Mail Client Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Email Message leads to a initialization of resource vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-909. The product does not initialize a critical resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

When deriving an identifier for an email message, uninitialized memory was used in addition to the message contents. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.

The weakness was presented 03/02/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-6792 since 01/10/2020. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 68.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-150771, VDB-150770 and VDB-150769 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Initialization of resource
CWE: CWE-909 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 68.5

Timelineinfo

01/10/2020 🔍
03/02/2020 +52 days 🔍
03/02/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/12/2025 +1897 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: USN-4328-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-6792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150768
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2020 12:46
Updated: 05/12/2025 09:08
Changes: 03/02/2020 12:46 (38), 03/02/2020 12:51 (18), 04/07/2024 16:35 (19), 04/07/2024 16:43 (1), 05/12/2025 09:08 (5)
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