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Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2020-1462)
high Nessus Plugin ID 138628
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of thunderbird installed on the remote host is prior to 68.9.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1462 advisory.Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 76 and Firefox ESR 68.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9. (CVE-2020-12410)
Mozilla Developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9. (CVE-2020-12406)
If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0. (CVE-2020-12398)
When browsing a malicious page, a race condition in our SharedWorkerService could occur and lead to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9. (CVE-2020-12405)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update thunderbird' to update your system.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12398
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12405
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12406
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 138628
File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1462.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/20/2020
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12410
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:thunderbird-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:thunderbird
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-12398, CVE-2020-12405, CVE-2020-12406, CVE-2020-12410
ALAS: 2020-1462