Thunderbird: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CVE-2020-15685 is fixed in 7 products on 2 platforms, first by thunderbird 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, released January 25, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
During the plaintext phase of the STARTTLS connection setup, protocol commands could have been injected and evaluated within the encrypted session. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.7.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) | 78.10.0 | Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 78.10.0 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Linux | |||
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15685 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15685 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 14 | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15685 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 8 | 0:78.7.0-1.el8_3 | RHSA-2021:0298 | Jan 28, 2021 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
| thunderbird · ol 8 | 0:78.7.0-1.0.1.el8_3 | ELSA-2021-0298 | Jan 29, 2021 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 25, 2021 |
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