CVE-2020-12397
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—
By encoding Unicode whitespace characters within the From email header, an attacker can spoof the sender email address that Thunderbird displays. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.8.0.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.61%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 48
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-346
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617370
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617370
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
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