Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.0 Long String privilege escalation

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6.3	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Long String Handler. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended that the affected component be replaced with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.0 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Long String Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was presented 08/08/2005 by Marc Ruef with scip AG (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at computec.ch. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Thunderbird

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: mozilla.com

Timelineinfo

08/08/2005 🔍
08/08/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2019 +5078 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: computec.ch
Researcher: Marc Ruef
Organization: scip AG
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1683
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2005 13:15
Updated: 07/04/2019 08:22
Changes: 08/08/2005 13:15 (49), 07/04/2019 08:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:785:103

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