Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0416. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain character encodings, including (1) a backspace character that is treated as whitespace, (2) 0x80 with Shift_JIS encoding, and (3) "zero-length non-ASCII sequences" in certain Asian character sets.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2008. The weakness was presented 02/11/2008 by Yosuke Hasegawa (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0416 since 01/23/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30220 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0103)), 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 119103 (Red Hat Update for Firefox (RHSA-2008:0103)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.11 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 X-Force (40488), Tenable (30220), SecurityFocus (BID 29303†), OSVDB (42056†) and Secunia (SA28839†). See VDB-3567, VDB-3588, VDB-3586 and VDB-3587 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30220
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0103)
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OpenVAS ID: 60363
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1484-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 2.0.0.11

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03/25/2008 +19 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Yosuke Hasegawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40968

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X-Force: 40488
SecurityFocus: 29303 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Character Encoding Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28839
OSVDB: 42056 - CVE-2008-0416 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Multiple Cross-site Scripting Issues
Vulnerability Center: 17782 - Mozilla Firefox on Ubuntu 6.06-7.10 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1793

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 10:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/06/2019 10:11 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:AF0:103

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