CVE-2021-43529

thunderbird: Memory corruption when processing S/MIME messages

Published Feb 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Thunderbird versions prior to 91.3.0 are vulnerable to the heap overflow described in CVE-2021-43527 when processing S/MIME messages. Thunderbird versions 91.3.0 and later will not call the vulnerable code when processing S/MIME messages that contain certificates with DER-encoded DSA or RSA-PSS signatures.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2874-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5034-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-30458 Thunderbird versions prior to 91.3.0 are vulnerable to the heap overflow described in CVE-2021-43527 when processing S/MIME messages. Thunderbird versions 91.3.0 and later will not call the vulnerable code when processing S/MIME messages that contain certificates with DER-encoded DSA or RSA-PSS signatures.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Mar 19, 2025, 3:00 PM
Reserved
Nov 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 16, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:11 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Dec 1, 2021, 12:00 AM