Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 HTML Rendering Engine information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTML Rendering Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1045. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 (Mail Client Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component HTML Rendering Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The HTML rendering engine in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5, when "Block loading of remote images in mail messages" is enabled, does not properly block external images from inline HTML attachments, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, such as application version or IP address, when the user reads the email and the external image is accessed.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2006. The weakness was shared 03/07/2006 with Sysdream (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1045 since 03/07/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21994 (CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2006:0330)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117725 (CentOS Security Update for Thunderbird (CESA-2006:0330)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3977.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24959), Tenable (21994), SecurityFocus (BID 16881†), OSVDB (24681†) and Secunia (SA19821†). The entries VDB-2024, VDB-2025 and VDB-2027 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21994
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2006:0330)
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OpenVAS ID: 56667
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1046-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/07/2006 +7 days 🔍
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04/21/2006 +45 days 🔍
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05/09/2006 +13 days 🔍
07/05/2006 +57 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3172 days 🔍
06/17/2019 +1558 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Sysdream
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29044

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X-Force: 24959
SecurityFocus: 16881 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19821 - Mandriva update for mozilla-thunderbird, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24681 - CVE-2006-1045 - Mozilla - Thunderbird - Multiple Information Disclosure Issues
Vulnerability Center: 11376 - Mozilla Thunderbird Information Disclosure via Email Attachments, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1356

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/17/2019 16:27
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (85), 06/17/2019 16:27 (6)
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