RHEL 8 : thunderbird (RHSA-2021:2914)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152097
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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-2021:2914 advisory.- Mozilla: IMAP server responses sent by a MITM prior to STARTTLS could be processed (CVE-2021-29969)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free in accessibility features of a document (CVE-2021-29970)
- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 90 and Firefox ESR 78.12 (CVE-2021-29976)
- chromium-browser: Out of bounds write in ANGLE (CVE-2021-30547)
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/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/345.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29969
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29970
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29976
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30547
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2914
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1970109
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1982013
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152097
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-2914.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/27/2021
Updated: 8/12/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-30547
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
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:rhel_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, 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: 7/27/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-29969, CVE-2021-29970, CVE-2021-29976, CVE-2021-30547