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Mozilla Thunderbird < 8.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 56753
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Thunderbird is earlier than 8.0 and thus, is potentially affected by the following security issues :- Certain invalid sequences are not handled properly in 'Shift-JIS' encoding and can allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2011-3648)
- The addition of the 'Azure' graphics functionality re- introduced a cross-origin information disclosure issue previously described in CVE-2011-2986. (CVE-2011-3649)
- Profiling JavaScript files with many functions can cause the application to crash. It may be possible to trigger this behavior even when the debugging APIs are not being used. (CVE-2011-3650)
- Multiple memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2011-3651)
- An unchecked memory allocation failure can cause the application to crash. (CVE-2011-3652)
- An issue with WebGL graphics and GPU drivers can allow allow cross-origin image theft. (CVE-2011-3653)
- An error exists related to SVG 'mpath' linking to a non-SVG element and can result in potentially exploitable application crashes. (CVE-2011-3654)
- An error in internal privilege checking can allow web content to obtain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2011-3655)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 8 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-50/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-51/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-52/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-47/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-49/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 56753
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_80.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/9/2011
Updated: 7/16/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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: 11/8/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3648, CVE-2011-3649, CVE-2011-3650, CVE-2011-3651, CVE-2011-3652, CVE-2011-3653, CVE-2011-3654, CVE-2011-3655