CVE-2021-29950

Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task

published June 24, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task. If the task runs into a failure, the secret key may remain in memory in its unprotected state. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.8.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00853 · 57.9th percentile
Published
2021-06-24T13:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 13:18Z
    Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task
    cvelistv5