High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-29949
CVE-2021-29949
Description
When loading the shared library that provides the OTR protocol implementation, Thunderbird will initially attempt to open it using a filename that isn't distributed by Thunderbird. If a computer has already been infected with a malicious library of the alternative filename, and the malicious library has been copied to a directory that is contained in the search path for executable libraries, then Thunderbird will load the incorrect library. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
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Affected products
2< 78.9.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 78.9.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
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References
2- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-13/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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