Mozilla Thunderbird < 60.4

critical Nessus Plugin ID 275638

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Synopsis

A mail client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 60.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-31 advisory.

- A potential vulnerability leading to an integer overflow can occur during buffer size calculations for images when a raw value is used instead of the checked value. This leads to a possible out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2018-18498)

- A buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read can occur in <code>TextureStorage11</code> within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.
(CVE-2018-17466)

- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the <code>select</code> element in the <code>options</code> collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18492)

- A buffer overflow can occur in the Skia library during buffer offset calculations with hardware accelerated canvas 2D actions due to the use of 32-bit calculations instead of 64-bit. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18493)

- A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript <code>location</code> property to cause a redirection to another site using <code>performance.getEntries()</code>. This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. (CVE-2018-18494)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 60.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 275638

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_60_4.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/18/2025

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2018-18498

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: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12405, CVE-2018-17466, CVE-2018-18492, CVE-2018-18493, CVE-2018-18494, CVE-2018-18498

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