Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.10 documentURI information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.10. Affected is an unknown function of the file documentURI. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6961. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.10 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file documentURI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.

The weakness was published 08/13/2009 by Boris Zbarsky as Bug 458883 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6961. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.5.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46734), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 32363†), SecurityTracker (ID 1021247†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27488†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 900911
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5.0.11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 458883
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49400
X-Force: 46734
SecurityFocus: 32363 - Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1021247
Vulnerability Center: 27488 - Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/25/2025 19:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 03/07/2017 09:33 (9), 08/14/2021 03:14 (4), 08/14/2021 03:22 (1), 01/25/2025 19:08 (17)
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