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openSUSE: Security Advisory for Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2016:2991-1)

🗓️ 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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The update contains Mozilla Thunderbird 45.5.1 to fix a vulnerability (CVE-2016-9079) that may be exploited in a browser-like context

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851440");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-05 05:42:54 +0100 (Mon, 05 Dec 2016)");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9079");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-01-27 21:55:53 +0000 (Mon, 27 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2016:2991-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'Mozilla'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update contains Mozilla Thunderbird 45.5.1 and fixes one
  vulnerability.

  In Mozilla Thunderbird, this vulnerability may be exploited when used in a
  browser-like context.

  - CVE-2016-9079: SVG Animation Remote Code Execution (MFSA 2016-92,
  bsc#1012964, bmo#1321066)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mozilla on openSUSE Leap 42.1, openSUSE 13.2");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2016:2991-1");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSE13\.2");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSE13.2")
{

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbols", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbols~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-debugsource", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-debugsource~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-devel", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-devel~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-translations-common", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-translations-common~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"MozillaThunderbird-translations-other", rpm:"MozillaThunderbird-translations-other~45.5.1~55.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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