Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Thunderbird < 78.5
high Nessus Plugin ID 143058
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Synopsis
A mail client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 78.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-52 advisory.- Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2020-15999)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 78.5 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 143058
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_78_5.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/18/2020
Updated: 12/5/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26968
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2020
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-15999, CVE-2020-16012, CVE-2020-26951, CVE-2020-26953, CVE-2020-26956, CVE-2020-26958, CVE-2020-26959, CVE-2020-26960, CVE-2020-26961, CVE-2020-26965, CVE-2020-26966, CVE-2020-26968
MFSA: 2020-52