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Unscored USN-4936-1 5 CVEs

thunderbird vulnerabilities

Published May 6, 2021 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-23968,
CVE-2021-23969, CVE-2021-23973, CVE-2021-23978)

It was discovered that Thunderbird may keep key material in memory in some
circumstances. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain
private keys. (CVE-2021-29950)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS thunderbird 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23968
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23969
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23973
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23978
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29950