Mozilla Thunderbird up to 0.9 network.cookie.disablecookieformailnews

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 0.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the file network.cookie.disablecookieformailnews. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0149. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 0.9 (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file network.cookie.disablecookieformailnews. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers bypass the user s intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2005. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2005 by Jesse Ruderman as Bug 268107 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0149 since 01/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17184 (RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:094)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9145.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19172), Tenable (17184), SecurityFocus (BID 12407†), OSVDB (13339†) and Secunia (SA14017†). The entries VDB-24104, VDB-23865, VDB-24324 and VDB-24323 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Nessus ID: 17184
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:094)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 268107
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23952

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X-Force: 19172
SecurityFocus: 12407 - Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14017
OSVDB: 13339 - CVE-2005-0149 - Mozilla - Thunderbird - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7162 - Thunderbird 0.6 - 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 - 1.7.3 Allow Security Bypass, Medium

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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 17:31
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (70), 06/05/2019 17:31 (7)
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