Thunderbird 150.0 Adds Encrypted Message Search and Security Fixes
Summary
Thunderbird 150.0 adds search within OpenPGP and S/MIME encrypted messages, OpenPGP Unobtrusive Signatures, and PDF viewer improvements. The release also includes web-engine security patches and fixes a PDF viewer clickjacking and information disclosure issue.
Key points
- Users can search the bodies of OpenPGP- and S/MIME-encrypted messages.
- OpenPGP Unobtrusive Signatures aim to make signed messages less visually disruptive to recipients who do not use OpenPGP.
- The built-in PDF viewer adds page reorganization and a fix for a clickjacking and information disclosure issue.
- The release includes security patches for Thunderbird’s underlying web engine.
- Other changes include accessibility and Exchange fixes, calendar touch scrolling, custom accent colors, and vCard clipboard copying.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Software release with security patches, new features, and bug fixes
- Impact
- Thunderbird 150.0 adds search within OpenPGP- and S/MIME-encrypted messages and support for OpenPGP Unobtrusive Signatures. It includes security patches for the underlying web engine and fixes a PDF viewer clickjacking and information disclosure issue. The release also addresses reported crashes, mail download stalls, Exchange-related memory leaks and authentication failures, and other usability and accessibility bugs.
Products
Microsoft Exchange ServerNotable additions include searchable OpenPGP and S/MIME encrypted message bodies, OpenPGP Unobtrusive Signatures, a PDF viewer with page reorganization, and several accessibility and Exchange-related fixes.Mozilla ThunderbirdThunderbird 150.0 is released with eight new features, multiple bug fixes, and security patches addressing the email client’s underlying web engine, and it supports Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, and Linux