CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-26970

When reading SMTP server status codes, Thunderbird writes an integer value to a position on the stack that is intended to contain just one byte. Depending on processor architecture and stack layout, this leads to stack corruption that may be exploitable. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.5.1.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1677338 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-53/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-12-09 01:15

Updated : 2020-12-10 06:52

NVD link : CVE-2020-26970

Mitre link : CVE-2020-26970

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-787