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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12398

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12398 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14thunderbird0, 0, 0
Debian:12thunderbird0, 0, 0
Debian:11thunderbird0, 0, 0
Debian:13thunderbird0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 9, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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