#VU50038 Code Injection in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2020-15685
Published: January 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50038
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15685
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing plaintext phase of the IMAP STARTTLS connection setup. A remote attacker can pass protocol commands, which can be evaluated within the encrypted session.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.