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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12397: ELSA-2020-2046: thunderbird security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12397: ELSA-2020-2046: thunderbird security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/05/2020
Created
06/23/2020
Added
06/19/2020
Modified
08/06/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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