Debian DLA-2416-1 : thunderbird security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142011

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1:78.4.0-1~deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your thunderbird packages.

For the detailed security status of thunderbird please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/thunderbird

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142011

File Name: debian_DLA-2416.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/28/2020

Updated: 11/12/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2020-15683

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:calendar-google-provider, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-all, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-all, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-zh-tw, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-extension, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-bg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15683, CVE-2020-15969

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