Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.7 Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.7 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript bytecode via unspecified vectors involving modification of a Script object while it is executing.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2006 by Martijn Wargers (shutdown) with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5463 since 10/23/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23635 (Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156230 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2006:0733,ELSA-2006:0675,ELSA-2006:0610)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30116) and Tenable (23635). The entries 2544, 2547, 2543 and 2548 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Thunderbird

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23635
Nessus Name: Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57687
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1224-1 (mozilla)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
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Timelineinfo

10/23/2006 🔍
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07/10/2019 +1581 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (shutdown)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5463 (🔍)
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X-Force: 30116
SecurityTracker: 1017184
Vulnerability Center: 13081 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Unspecified JavaScript Bytecode Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 20957 - Mozilla Client Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22722 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30300 - CVE-2006-5463 - Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4387

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/10/2019 17:09
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (86), 07/10/2019 17:09 (4)
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