Thunderbird ESR 17.x < 17.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 66478

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird ESR 17.x is prior to 17.0.6 and is, therefore, potentially affected the following vulnerabilities :

- Various memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2013-0801)

- It is possible to call a content level constructor that allows for the constructor to have chrome privileged access. (CVE-2013-1670)

- A local privilege escalation issues exists in the Mozilla Maintenance Service. (CVE-2013-1672)

- A use-after-free vulnerability exists when resizing video while playing. (CVE-2013-1674)

- Some 'DOMSVGZoomEvent' functions are used without being properly initialized, which could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2013-1675)

- Multiple memory corruption issues exist. (CVE-2013-1676, CVE-2013-1677, CVE-2013-1678, CVE-2013-1679, CVE-2013-1680, CVE-2013-1681)

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird ESR 17.0.6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 66478

File Name: macosx_thunderbird_17_0_6_esr.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/16/2013

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1681

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2013

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0801, CVE-2013-1670, CVE-2013-1672, CVE-2013-1674, CVE-2013-1675, CVE-2013-1676, CVE-2013-1677, CVE-2013-1678, CVE-2013-1679, CVE-2013-1680, CVE-2013-1681

BID: 59855, 59858, 59859, 59860, 59861, 59862, 59863, 59864, 59865, 59868, 59872

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