Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3666. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.25 and Thunderbird before 3.1.17 on Mac OS X do not consider .jar files to be executable files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-2372 on Mac OS X.

The weakness was published 12/20/2011 by Mariusz Mlynski as Bug 704622 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3666 since 09/23/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57360 (Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.17 Jar File Enter Key Dialog Bypass (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (57360), SecurityFocus (BID 51139†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026445†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34092†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4495, VDB-4494, VDB-4493 and VDB-4498. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57360
Nessus Name: Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.17 Jar File Enter Key Dialog Bypass (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902777
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products jar Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MAC OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 704622
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59775

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SecurityFocus: 51139 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2011-3666 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1026445 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution and Keystroke Detection
Vulnerability Center: 34092 - Mozilla Firefox \x3C3.6.25 and Thunderbird \x3C3.1.17 on Mac OS X Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 12:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/09/2017 13:01 (15), 11/28/2021 12:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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