CVE-2020-6795
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CVE-2020-6795 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. When processing a message that contains multiple S/MIME signatures, a bug in the MIME processing code caused a null pointer dereference, leading to an unexploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When processing a message that contains multiple S/MIME signatures, a bug in the MIME processing code caused a null pointer dereference, leading to an unexploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 68.5.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1611105Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1611105Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-07/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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