RHEL 4 / 5 : thunderbird (RHSA-2008:0976)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 34842
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VPR Score: 6.7
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML mail content. An HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5021)
Several flaws were found in the way malformed HTML mail content was processed. An HTML mail message containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-5012, CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5024)
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected thunderbird package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5012
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5014
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5016
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5017
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5018
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5021
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5022
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5024
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 34842
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0976.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/21/2008
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: Critical
VPR Score: 6.7
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.2
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: 11/19/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5012, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5021, CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5024, CVE-2008-5052
BID: 32281