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Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL6.x i686/x86_64 (2020:4947)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142810

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SLSA-2020:4947-1 advisory.

 - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 82 and Firefox ESR 78.4 (CVE-2020-15683)

 - chromium-browser: Use after free in WebRTC (CVE-2020-15969)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected thunderbird and / or thunderbird-debuginfo packages.

See Also

https://www.scientificlinux.org/category/sl-errata/slsa-20204947-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142810

File Name: sl_20201105_thunderbird_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2020

Updated: 11/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15683

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:thunderbird-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:thunderbird, cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15683, CVE-2020-15969