Mozilla Thunderbird < 24.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 74441

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote host is a version prior to 24.6 and is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534)

- An out-of-bounds read issue exists in 'PropertyProvider::FindJustificationRange'.
(CVE-2014-1536)

- Use-after-free memory issues exist in 'mozilla::dom::workers::WorkerPrivateParent', 'nsTextEditRules::CreateMozBR', and the SMIL Animation Controller that could lead to code execution.
(CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538, CVE-2014-1541)

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 24.6 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-48.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-49.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-52.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 74441

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_24_6.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/11/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1541

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534, CVE-2014-1536, CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538, CVE-2014-1541

BID: 67964, 67965, 67966, 67971, 67976, 67979