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Mozilla Thunderbird < 24.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 72332
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Thunderbird is earlier than 24.3 and is, therefore, potentially affected the following vulnerabilities:- Memory issues exist in the browser engine that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1477)
- An error exists related to System Only Wrappers (SOW) and the XML Binding Language (XBL) that could allow XUL content to be disclosed. (CVE-2014-1479)
- An error exists related to the JavaScript engine and 'window' object handling that has unspecified impact.
(CVE-2014-1481)
- An error exists related to 'RasterImage' and image decoding that could allow application crashes and possibly arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1482)
- A use-after-free error exists related to image handling and 'imgRequestProxy' that could allow application crashes and possibly arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2014-1486)
- An error exists related to 'web workers' that could allow cross-origin information disclosure.
(CVE-2014-1487)
- Network Security Services (NSS) contains a race condition in libssl that occurs during session ticket processing. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1490)
- Network Security Services (NSS) does not properly restrict public values in Diffie-Hellman key exchanges, allowing a remote attacker to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms. (CVE-2014-1491)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 24.3 or later.See Also
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-058/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-01/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-02/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-04/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-08/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-09/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-12/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-13/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 72332
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_24_3.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/5/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1486
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1479, CVE-2014-1481, CVE-2014-1482, CVE-2014-1486, CVE-2014-1487, CVE-2014-1490, CVE-2014-1491