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Mozilla Thunderbird Security Advisories (MFSA2018-20, MFSA2018-25) - Windows

🗓️ 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Mozilla Thunderbird version before 60.2.1 on Windows - Multiple vulnerabilities, upgrade to 60.2.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814070");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12377", "CVE-2018-12378", "CVE-2018-18499", "CVE-2018-12379", "CVE-2018-12385",
                "CVE-2018-12383", "CVE-2018-12376");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-12-06 15:50:00 +0000 (Thu, 06 Dec 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-05 11:07:48 +0530 (Fri, 05 Oct 2018)");
  script_name("Mozilla Thunderbird Security Advisories (MFSA2018-20, MFSA2018-25) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - An use-after-free error in refresh driver timers.

  - An use-after-free error in IndexedDB.

  - A same-origin policy violation using meta refresh and performance.getEntries to steal cross-origin URLs.

  - An out-of-bounds write error with malicious MAR file.

  - An error related to cached data in the user profile directory.

  - An error related to setting of a master password.

  - Memory safety bugs.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers
  to disclose sensitive information, cause denial of service and run arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mozilla Thunderbird version before 60.2.1 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 60.2.1
  or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_thunderbird_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Thunderbird/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"60.2.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"60.2.1", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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