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Mozilla Thunderbird < 31.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 80521
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Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 31.4. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Multiple unspecified memory safety issues exist within the browser engine. (CVE-2014-8634, CVE-2014-8635)
- A flaw exists in 'navigator.sendBeacon()' in which it does not follow the cross-origin resource sharing specification. This results in requests from 'sendBeacon()' lacking an 'origin' header. This allows malicious sites to perform XSRF attacks. (CVE-2014-8638)
- A flaw exists when receiving 407 Proxy Authentication responses with a 'set-cookie' header. This can allow a session-fixation attack. (CVE-2014-8639)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 31.4 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-01/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-03/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-04/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 80521
File Name: macosx_thunderbird_31_4.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 1/14/2015
Updated: 11/25/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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-2014-8635
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8634, CVE-2014-8635, CVE-2014-8638, CVE-2014-8639