Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.7
10
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2018-09.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(275628);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/18");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2018-5125",
"CVE-2018-5127",
"CVE-2018-5129",
"CVE-2018-5144",
"CVE-2018-5145",
"CVE-2018-5146"
);
script_name(english:"Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A mail client installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 52.7. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-09 advisory.
- Mozilla developers Jet Villegas and Randell Jesup reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 52.6
and Thunderbird 52.6. These bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough
effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5145)
- A buffer overflow can occur when manipulating the SVG <code>animatedPathSegList</code> through script.
This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5127)
- A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through
malformed IPC messages. This can potentially allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the
parent process. (CVE-2018-5129)
- An integer overflow can occur during conversion of text to some Unicode character sets due to an unchecked
length parameter. (CVE-2018-5144)
- An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest.
(CVE-2018-5146)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.7 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-5145");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/03/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("macosx_thunderbird_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird");
exit(0);
}
include('vdf.inc');
# @tvdl-content-verify-only
var vuln_data = {
"metadata": {
"spec_version": "1.0"
},
"requires": [
{
"scope": "target",
"match": {
"os": "macos"
}
}
],
"checks": [
{
"product": {
"name": "Mozilla Thunderbird",
"type": "app"
},
"check_algorithm": "default",
"constraints": [
{
"fixed_version": "52.7"
}
]
}
]
};
var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);
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18 Nov 2025 00:00Current
8.5High risk
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CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.11905