RHEL 8 : thunderbird (RHSA-2020:0577)
high Nessus Plugin ID 134032
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0577 advisory.- Mozilla: Message ID calculation was based on uninitialized data (CVE-2020-6792)
- Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read when processing certain email messages (CVE-2020-6793)
- Mozilla: Setting a master password post-Thunderbird 52 does not delete unencrypted previously stored passwords (CVE-2020-6794)
- Mozilla: Crash processing S/MIME messages with multiple signatures (CVE-2020-6795)
- Mozilla: Incorrect parsing of template tag could result in JavaScript injection (CVE-2020-6798)
- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 73 and Firefox ESR 68.5 (CVE-2020-6800)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected thunderbird package.See Also
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/456.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6792
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6793
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6794
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6795
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6798
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6800
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0577
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1801918
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1801920
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1801955
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1801956
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 134032
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0577.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/25/2020
Updated: 10/13/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6800
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.1, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.1, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-6792, CVE-2020-6793, CVE-2020-6794, CVE-2020-6795, CVE-2020-6798, CVE-2020-6800