Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2021-1594)

high Nessus Plugin ID 145449

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 78.6.1-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1594 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1594.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16044

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145449

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1594.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/26/2021

Updated: 2/12/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16044

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16044

ALAS: 2021-1594