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Thunderbird < 24.1 NSS and NSPR Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 71043
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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 is earlier than 24.1.1 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- An error exists related to handling input greater than half the maximum size of the 'PRUint32' value.
(CVE-2013-1741)
- An error exists in the 'Null_Cipher' function in the file 'ssl/ssl3con.c' related to handling invalid handshake packets that could allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-5605)
- An error exists in the 'CERT_VerifyCert' function in the file 'lib/certhigh/certvfy.c' that could allow invalid certificates to be treated as valid.
(CVE-2013-5606)
- An integer truncation error exists in the function 'PL_ArenaAllocate' in the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) library. (CVE-2013-5607)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 24.1.1 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-103/
http://www.nessus.org/u?61480ab5
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.3_release_notes
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 71043
File Name: macosx_thunderbird_24_1_1.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
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-2013-5607
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-2013-1741, CVE-2013-5605, CVE-2013-5606, CVE-2013-5607