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Debian DLA-2497-1 : thunderbird security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 144439
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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, denial of service or information leak.For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1:78.6.0-1~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.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00024.html
https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/thunderbird
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/thunderbird
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 144439
File Name: debian_DLA-2497.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/18/2020
Updated: 2/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35113
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: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-all, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ca, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:calendar-google-provider, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-extension, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-es-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ast, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-all, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-bn-bd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-lt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-rm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ro, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pa-in, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sv-se, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-id, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hy-am, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-be, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-is, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nn-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-fy-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-zh-tw, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-zh-cn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-ga-ie, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-hr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-hsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-si, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-uk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ar, 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:iceowl-l10n-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-kab, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-ta-lk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-vi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-pt-br, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icedove-l10n-gl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-dsb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-pt-pt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-es-ar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thunderbird-l10n-nb-no, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-en-gb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceowl-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lightning-l10n-gl
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-16042, CVE-2020-26971, CVE-2020-26973, CVE-2020-26974, CVE-2020-26978, CVE-2020-35111, CVE-2020-35113