CVE-2020-12397
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 4.3
Description
By encoding Unicode whitespace characters within the From email header, an attacker can spoof the sender email address that Thunderbird displays. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.8.0.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-12397
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-05-22T19:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-28T15:15:07
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 68.8.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617370 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12397 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12397 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:42:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 16:56:26 | 2020-05-22T19:15Z | 2020-05-22T19:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 16:56:26 | 2020-06-12T20:15:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 16:56:26 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-30 23:10:32 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-28 16:09:30 | 2023-02-28T15:15:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-28 16:09:30 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |