Debian DSA-4075-1 : thunderbird - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105497

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, information disclosure or spoofing of sender's email addresses.

Solution

Upgrade the thunderbird packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:52.5.2-2~deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:52.5.2-2~deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105497

File Name: debian_DSA-4075.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/2/2018

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7829, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7846, CVE-2017-7847, CVE-2017-7848

DSA: 4075

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