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Thunderbird 10.x < 10.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 62586
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Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by several vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Thunderbird 10.x is potentially affected by the following security issues :- An unspecified error exists that can allow attackers to bypass the 'Same Origin Policy' and access the 'Location' object. (CVE-2012-4192)
- An error exists related to 'security wrappers' and the function 'defaultValue()' that can allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2012-4193)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 10.0.9 ESR or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?8993e6b4
http://www.nessus.org/u?dc43f3c3
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-89/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 62586
File Name: macosx_thunderbird_10_0_9.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/17/2012
Updated: 12/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4193
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4192, CVE-2012-4193