Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 50384

This page contains detailed information about the Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview

ID: 50384
Name: Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow
Filename: mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2010-10-26
This Plugin Published: 2010-10-28
Last Modification Time: 2018-07-16
Plugin Version: 1.20
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2010-10-26
Patch Published: 2010-10-27
CVE [?]: CVE-2010-3765
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of Thunderbird is earlier than 3.0.10. Such versions are potentially affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

The combination of DOM insertions and the handling of the JavaScript function 'document.write()' exposes an error that can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Note that reading email does not expose this vulnerability, however the vulnerability can be triggered when viewing RSS feeds while JavaScript or third-party plugins providing browser-like functionality are enabled.

Also, note that there have been reports that this issue is being actively exploited in the wild.

Solution

Upgrade to Thunderbird 3.0.10 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_interleaved_write
    [Mozilla Firefox Interleaved document.write/appendChild Memory Corruption]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/dos/15342.html
    [EDB-15342: Mozilla Firefox - Simplified Memory Corruption (PoC)]
  3. Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16509.rb
    [EDB-16509: Mozilla Firefox - Interleaving 'document.write' / 'appendChild' (Metasploit)]
  4. Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:10.0
Exploitability Subscore:8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

This is the mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. 

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50384);
  script_version("1.20");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/16 14:09:15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3765");
  script_bugtraq_id(44425);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"15342");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"41975");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Thunderbird");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by a
buffer overflow vulnerability."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of Thunderbird is earlier than 3.0.10.  Such
versions are potentially affected by a heap-based buffer overflow
vulnerability.

The combination of DOM insertions and the handling of the JavaScript
function 'document.write()' exposes an error that can lead to a
heap-based buffer overflow.

Note that reading email does not expose this vulnerability, however
the vulnerability can be triggered when viewing RSS feeds while
JavaScript or third-party plugins providing browser-like functionality
are enabled.

Also, note that there have been reports that this issue is being
actively exploited in the wild.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607222");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-73/");
  # https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird-3.0/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?390a975c");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Thunderbird 3.0.10 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Mozilla Firefox Interleaved document.write/appendChild Memory Corruption');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/10/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Mozilla/Thunderbird/Version");
  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");
port = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/transport");

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Mozilla/Thunderbird/*");
if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Thunderbird");

mozilla_check_version(installs:installs, product:'thunderbird', esr:FALSE, fix:'3.0.10', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Mozilla Thunderbird < 3.0.10 Buffer Overflow plugin ID 50384.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: Secunia Advisory: See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 50801 - CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0810)
  • 50803 - CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2010:0812)
  • 50402 - Fedora 13 : firefox-3.6.12-1.fc13 / galeon-2.0.7-35.fc13 / gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-24.fc13 / etc (2010-16883)
  • 50422 - Fedora 12 : firefox-3.5.15-1.fc12 / galeon-2.0.7-27.fc12 / gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-22.fc12 / etc (2010-16885)
  • 50403 - Fedora 14 : firefox-3.6.12-1.fc14 / galeon-2.0.7-35.fc14.1 / gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-25.fc14.1 / etc (2010-16897)
  • 50459 - Fedora 14 : seamonkey-2.0.10-1.fc14 (2010-17105)
  • 50406 - Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xulrunner (MDVSA-2010:213)
  • 50382 - Firefox < 3.5.15 Buffer Overflow
  • 50383 - Firefox 3.6 < 3.6.12 Buffer Overflow
  • 50385 - Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1 < 3.1.6 Buffer Overflow
  • 68129 - Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2010-0810)
  • 68131 - Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2010-0812)
  • 50363 - RHEL 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2010:0810)
  • 50408 - RHEL 4 / 5 : thunderbird (RHSA-2010:0812)
  • 50633 - RHEL 6 : firefox (RHSA-2010:0861)
  • 50648 - RHEL 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2010:0896)
  • 50386 - SeaMonkey < 2.0.10 Buffer Overflow
  • 50411 - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : thunderbird vulnerability (USN-1011-2)
  • 50412 - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : xulrunner-1.9.1, xulrunner-1.9.2 vulnerability (USN-1011-3)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file mozilla_thunderbird_3010.nasl version 1.20. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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