CVE-2021-29949
Publication date 22 April 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
When loading the shared library that provides the OTR protocol implementation, Thunderbird will initially attempt to open it using a filename that isn't distributed by Thunderbird. If a computer has already been infected with a malicious library of the alternative filename, and the malicious library has been copied to a directory that is contained in the search path for executable libraries, then Thunderbird will load the incorrect library. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| thunderbird | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu2
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4995-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 22 June 2021
- USN-4995-2
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 25 June 2021