Vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird
CVE-2022-1197
When importing a revoked key that specified key compromise as the revocation reason, Thunderbird did not update the existing copy of the key that was not yet revoked, and the existing key was kept as non-revoked. Revocation statements that used another revocation reason, or that didn't specify a revocation reason, were unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1197?
- CVE-2022-1197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1197?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.