CVE-2021-23993

Mozilla: Inability to send encrypted OpenPGP email after importing a crafted OpenPGP key

Published Jun 24, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker may perform a DoS attack to prevent a user from sending encrypted email to a correspondent. If an attacker creates a crafted OpenPGP key with a subkey that has an invalid self signature, and the Thunderbird user imports the crafted key, then Thunderbird may try to use the invalid subkey, but the RNP library rejects it from being used, causing encryption to fail. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2632-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4897-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-10913 An attacker may perform a DoS attack to prevent a user from sending encrypted email to a correspondent. If an attacker creates a crafted OpenPGP key with a subkey that has an invalid self signature, and the Thunderbird user imports the crafted key, then Thunderbird may try to use the invalid subkey, but the RNP library rejects it from being used, causing encryption to fail. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-2 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 24, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 AM