DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29956

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29956

    Published: 24 Jun 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-29956

    Summary:

    Details: OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-29956

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: thunderbird

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:78.10.2-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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