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Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.6
critical Nessus Plugin ID 108519
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Synopsis
A mail client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 52.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-04 advisory.- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during font face manipulation when a font face is freed while still in use, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5104)
- An integer overflow vulnerability in the Skia library when allocating memory for edge builders on some systems with at least 8 GB of RAM. This results in the use of uninitialized memory, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5095)
- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while editing events in form elements on a page, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5096)
- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during XSL transformations when the source document for the transformation is manipulated by script content during the transformation. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5097)
- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when form input elements, focus, and selections are manipulated by script content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5098)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.6 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 108519
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_52_6.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 3/21/2018
Updated: 11/18/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
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-2018-5104
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-5089, CVE-2018-5095, CVE-2018-5096, CVE-2018-5097, CVE-2018-5098, CVE-2018-5099, CVE-2018-5102, CVE-2018-5103, CVE-2018-5104, CVE-2018-5117