CVE-2019-11739 (GCVE-0-2019-11739)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-27 17:19 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Encrypted S/MIME parts in a crafted multipart/alternative message can leak plaintext when included in a a HTML reply/forward. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.1 and Thunderbird < 60.9.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Covert Content Attack on S/MIME encryption using a crafted multipart/alternative message
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1571481 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4150-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 68.1
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 60.9 (custom) |
guessed |
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