Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.0.2 Browser GIF Processing Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 17605

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 1.0.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-17/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-18/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-21/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-25/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-30/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17605

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_102.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/23/2005

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0399

BID: 12881