CVE-2021-29957

Thunderbird and 1 other: If a MIME encoded email contains an OpenPGP inline signed or encrypted message part, but also contains…

CVE-2021-29957 is fixed in 7 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 78.10.2, released May 13, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
4.3
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0094
61st percentile

If a MIME encoded email contains an OpenPGP inline signed or encrypted message part, but also contains an additional unprotected part, Thunderbird did not indicate that only parts of the message are protected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 78.10.2 Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 78.10.2 May 13, 2021
Linux
thunderbird · RHEL 8 0:78.11.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2264 Jun 7, 2021
thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 thunderbird 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 thunderbird 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
thunderbird · ol 8 0:78.11.0-1.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2264 Jun 8, 2021
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 xul-ext-lightning 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jun 1, 2021
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 xul-ext-lightning 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Jun 1, 2021

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