CVE - CVE-2021-29950

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-29950	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1673239 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1673239 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-17/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-17/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20210401	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210401)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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