Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.8
critical Nessus Plugin ID 109946
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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 52.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-13 advisory.- Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations. (CVE-2018-5183)
- Using remote content in encrypted messages can lead to the disclosure of plaintext. (CVE-2018-5184)
- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5154)
- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while adjusting layout during SVG animations with text paths.
This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5155)
- An integer overflow can occur in the Skia library due to 32-bit integer use in an array without integer overflow checks, resulting in possible out-of-bounds writes. This could lead to a potentially exploitable crash triggerable by web content. (CVE-2018-5159)
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 52.8 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 109946
File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_52_8.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/22/2018
Updated: 11/18/2025
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: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5183
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5154, CVE-2018-5155, CVE-2018-5159, CVE-2018-5161, CVE-2018-5162, CVE-2018-5168, CVE-2018-5170, CVE-2018-5174, CVE-2018-5178, CVE-2018-5183, CVE-2018-5184, CVE-2018-5185