CVE-2021-29950

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    CVE-2021-29950

    Published: 24 Jun 2021Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-17/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1673239

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    Availability
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