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Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.0.7 IDN URL Domain Name Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 19694

Synopsis

The remote version of Mozilla Thunderbird suffers from several flaws.

Description

The remote host is using Mozilla Thunderbird, an email client.

The remote version of this software contains various security issues that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host and to disguise URLs.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 1.0.7 or disable IDN support in the browser following the instructions in the vendor's advisory.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407704

http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x17-advisory.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?11c09cbe

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19694

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_107.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/14/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2871

BID: 14784