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Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 33563
Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Thunderbird is affected by various security issues :- Several stability bugs exist leading to crashes which, in some cases, show traces of memory corruption (MFSA 2008-21).
- By taking advantage of the privilege level stored in the pre-compiled 'fastload' file, an attacker may be able to run arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges (MFSA 2008-24).
- Arbitrary code execution is possible in 'mozIJSSubScriptLoader.loadSubScript()' (MFSA 2008-25).
- Several function calls in the MIME handling code use unsafe versions of string routines (MFSA 2008-26).
- An improperly encoded '.properties' file in an add-on can result in uninitialized memory being used, which could lead to data formerly used by other programs being exposed to the add-on code (MFSA 2008-29).
- A weakness in the trust model regarding alt names on peer-trusted certs could lead to spoofing secure connections to any other site (MFSA 2008-31).
- A crash in Mozilla's block reflow code could be used by an attacker to crash the browser and run arbitrary code on the victim's computer (MFSA 2008-33).
- By creating a very large number of references to a common CSS object, an attacker can overflow the CSS reference counter, causing a crash when the browser attempts to free the CSS object while still in use and allowing for arbitrary code execution (MFSA 2008-34).
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-21/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-24/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-26/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-29/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-31/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-33/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-34/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33563
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_20016.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/24/2008
Updated: 7/16/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2008
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2785, CVE-2008-2798, CVE-2008-2799, CVE-2008-2802, CVE-2008-2803, CVE-2008-2807, CVE-2008-2809, CVE-2008-2811