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LOW · 2.5

CVE-2021-29948

Signatures are written to disk before and read during verification, which might be subject to a race condition when a malicious local process or user is replacing the file. This vulnerability affects ...

Vulnerability Description

Signatures are written to disk before and read during verification, which might be subject to a race condition when a malicious local process or user is replacing the file. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.

CVSS Score

2.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaThunderbird< 78.10

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-29948?

CVE-2021-29948 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.5 (LOW). Signatures are written to disk before and read during verification, which might be subject to a race condition when a malicious local process or user is replacing the file. This vulnerability affects ...

How severe is CVE-2021-29948?

CVE-2021-29948 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-29948?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Thunderbird.