Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 Access Restriction access control
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.25 and Thunderbird before 3.1.17 on Mac OS X do not consider .jar files to be executable files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-2372 on Mac OS X.
The weakness was published 12/20/2011 by Mariusz Mlynski as Bug 704622 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3666 since 09/23/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57360 (Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.17 Jar File Enter Key Dialog Bypass (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (57360). Similar entries are available at 4495, 4494, 4493 and 4498.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 57360
Nessus Name: Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.17 Jar File Enter Key Dialog Bypass (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902777
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products jar Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MAC OS X)
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5
Timeline
09/23/2011 🔍12/20/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: Bug 704622
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3666 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1026445 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution and Keystroke Detection
Vulnerability Center: 34092 - Mozilla Firefox \x3C3.6.25 and Thunderbird \x3C3.1.17 on Mac OS X Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 51139 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2011-3666 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/28/2021 12:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/09/2017 13:01 (15), 11/28/2021 12:16 (3)
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