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Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.17 Jar File Enter Key Dialog Bypass (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 57360

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains an email client that is potentially affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird 3.1 is earlier than 3.1.16. Such versions are potentially affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

The fix for MFSA-2011-40 was incomplete regarding Java Jar files. The files were intended to be treated as executables as part of the fix, but they are not treated as such.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 3.1.17 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-59/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 57360

File Name: macosx_thunderbird_3_1_17.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/21/2011

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: 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: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3666

BID: 51139