Mozilla Thunderbird 14.x <= 14 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801365
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Synopsis
The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of Thunderbird 14.x are potentially affected by the following security issues :- An error exists related to 'Object.defineProperty' and the location object that could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2012-1956)
- Unspecified memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2012-1970, CVE-2012-1971)
- Multiple use-after-free errors exist. (CVE-2012-1972, CVE-2012-1973, CVE-2012-1974, CVE-2012-1975, CVE-2012-1976, CVE-2012-3956, CVE-2012-3957, CVE-2012-3958, CVE-2012-3959, CVE-2012-3960, CVE-2012-3961, CVE-2012-3962, CVE-2012-3963, CVE-2012-3964)
- An error exists related to bitmap (BMP) and icon (ICO) file decoding that can lead to memory corruption, causing application crashes and potentially arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2012-3966)
- A use-after-free error exists related to WebGL shaders. (CVE-2012-3968)
- A buffer overflow exists related to SVG filters. (CVE-2012-3969)
- A use-after-free error exists related to elements having 'requiredFeatures' attributes. (CVE-2012-3970)
- A 'Graphite 2' library memory corruption error exists. (CVE-2012-3971)
- An XSLT out-of-bounds read error exists related to 'format-number'. (CVE-2012-3972)
- The installer can be tricked into running unauthorized executables. (CVE-2012-3974)
- The DOM parser can unintentionally load linked resources in extensions. (CVE-2012-3975)
- Security checks related to location objects can be bypassed if crafted calls are made to the browser chrome code. (CVE-2012-3978)
- Calling 'eval' in the web console can allow injected code to be executed with browser chrome privileges. (CVE-2012-3980)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 15.0 or later.See Also
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-57.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-58.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-59.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-61.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-62.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-63.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-65.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-67.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-68.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-70.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-72.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 801365
Family: SMTP Clients
Published: 8/30/2012
Updated: 8/30/2012
Nessus ID: 61717
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1970, CVE-2012-1972, CVE-2012-1973, CVE-2012-1974, CVE-2012-1975, CVE-2012-1976, CVE-2012-3956, CVE-2012-3957, CVE-2012-3958, CVE-2012-3959, CVE-2012-3960, CVE-2012-3961, CVE-2012-3962, CVE-2012-3963, CVE-2012-3964, CVE-2012-3966, CVE-2012-3967, CVE-2012-3968, CVE-2012-3969, CVE-2012-3970, CVE-2012-3972, CVE-2012-3978, CVE-2012-3980, CVE-2012-1956, CVE-2012-1971, CVE-2012-3971, CVE-2012-3975, CVE-2012-3974
BID: 55260, 55257, 55264, 55266, 55274, 55276, 55277, 55278, 55292, 55304, 55306, 55310, 55314, 55316, 55317, 55318, 55319, 55320, 55321, 55322, 55323, 55324, 55325, 55340, 55341, 55342, 55311, 55312, 55249