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Thunderbird ESR < 17.0.11 Null_Cipher Code Execution (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 71042

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird ESR is prior to 17.0.11 and is, therefore, potentially affected by a code execution vulnerability related to the function 'Null_Cipher' in the file 'ssl/ssl3con.c' and handling handshake packets.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird ESR 17.0.11 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-103/

http://www.nessus.org/u?a92167b3

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.14.5_release_notes

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71042

File Name: macosx_thunderbird_17_0_11_esr.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/22/2013

Updated: 11/27/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5605

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5605

BID: 63737