VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-43529

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-02-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-787

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