Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.x Out-of-Date CA List

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56039

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a mail client that may be affected by an out-of-date certificate authority list.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird 3.1.x is earlier than 3.1.13 and is potentially affected by an out-of-date certificate authority list. Due to the issuance of several fraudulent SSL certificates, the certificate authority DigiNotar has been disabled in Mozilla Thunderbird.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 3.1.13 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-34/

http://www.nessus.org/u?abdae5f6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56039

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_3113.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/31/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

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

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2011