CVE-2021-29949
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
When loading the shared library that provides the OTR protocol implementation, Thunderbird will initially attempt to open it using a filename that isn't distributed by Thunderbird. If a computer has already been infected with a malicious library of the alternative filename, and the malicious library has been copied to a directory that is contained in the search path for executable libraries, then Thunderbird will load the incorrect library. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-29949
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-06-24T14:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-06-30T17:59:05
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 78.9.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-13/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1682101 | Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29949 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29949 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:09:20 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 04:56:01 | 2021-06-24T14:15Z | 2021-06-24T14:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 04:56:01 | 2021-06-30T17:59:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 04:56:01 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |