CVE-2020-26970

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    CVE-2020-26970

    Published: 9 Dec 2020Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: When reading SMTP server status codes, Thunderbird writes an integer value to a position on the stack that is intended to contain just one byte. Depending on processor architecture and stack layout, this leads to stack corruption that may be exploitable. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.5.1.

    References: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-53/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1677338

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    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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