Mozilla Thunderbird up to 52.5.1 Sender Address Null Character input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 52.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Sender Address Handler. This manipulation as part of Null Character causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-7829. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 52.5.1 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Sender Address Handler. The manipulation as part of a Null Character leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

It is possible to spoof the sender's email address and display an arbitrary sender address to the email recipient. The real sender's address is not displayed if preceded by a null character in the display string. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.

The bug was discovered 12/22/2017. The weakness was published 06/11/2018 by Sabri Haddouche with Cure53 as Bug 1423432 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7829 since 04/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105450 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6a09c80e-6ec7-442a-bc65-d72ce69fd887)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370698 (Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2017-30)).

Upgrading to version 52.5.2 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 Tenable (105450) and SecurityFocus (BID 102258†). Similar entries are available at VDB-119350, VDB-119351, VDB-119352 and VDB-119353. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 105450
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6a09c80e-6ec7-442a-bc65-d72ce69fd887)
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OpenVAS ID: 864273
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4075-1 (thunderbird - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 52.5.2

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04/12/2017 🔍
12/22/2017 +254 days 🔍
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12/25/2017 +3 days 🔍
12/26/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +166 days 🔍
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06/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/22/2023 +1744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1423432
Researcher: Sabri Haddouche
Organization: Cure53
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119335

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SecurityFocus: 102258 - Mozilla Thunderbird Prior to 52.5.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040123

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2018 08:50
Updated: 03/22/2023 12:31
Changes: 06/12/2018 08:50 (80), 02/18/2020 07:40 (6), 03/22/2023 12:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:B9B:103

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