Debian DSA-4897-1 : thunderbird - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 148964

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or information disclosure.
In addition a number of security issues were addressed in the OpenPGP support.

Solution

Upgrade the thunderbird packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1:78.10.0-1~deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148964

File Name: debian_DSA-4897.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29946

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:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23961, CVE-2021-23991, CVE-2021-23992, CVE-2021-23993, CVE-2021-23994, CVE-2021-23995, CVE-2021-23998, CVE-2021-23999, CVE-2021-24002, CVE-2021-29945, CVE-2021-29946, CVE-2021-29948, CVE-2021-29949

DSA: 4897

IAVA: 2021-A-0163-S

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