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CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0105)
high Nessus Plugin ID 30222
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
[Updated 27th February 2008] The erratum text has been updated to include the details of additional issues that were fixed by these erratum packages, but which were not public at the time of release. No changes have been made to the packages.
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Thunderbird processed messages with external-body Multipurpose Internet Message Extensions (MIME) types. A HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-0304)
Several flaws were found in the way Thunderbird processed certain malformed HTML mail content. A HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-0412, CVE-2008-0413, CVE-2008-0415, CVE-2008-0419)
Several flaws were found in the way Thunderbird displayed malformed HTML mail content. A HTML mail message containing specially crafted content could trick a user into surrendering sensitive information.
(CVE-2008-0420, CVE-2008-0591, CVE-2008-0593)
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handles certain chrome URLs.
If a user has certain extensions installed, it could allow a malicious HTML mail message to steal sensitive session data. Note: this flaw does not affect a default installation of Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-0418)
Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above issues are not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird saves certain text files. If a remote site offers a file of type 'plain/text', rather than 'text/plain', Thunderbird will not show future 'text/plain' content to the user, forcing them to save those files locally to view the content. (CVE-2008-0592)
Users of thunderbird are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected thunderbird package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?aaf18033
http://www.nessus.org/u?adaf6a94
http://www.nessus.org/u?78b9c57a
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 30222
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0105.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/11/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:thunderbird, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0304, CVE-2008-0412, CVE-2008-0413, CVE-2008-0415, CVE-2008-0418, CVE-2008-0419, CVE-2008-0420, CVE-2008-0591, CVE-2008-0592, CVE-2008-0593