RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 69255

This page contains detailed information about the RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) 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
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 69255
Name: RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142)
Filename: redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2013-08-07
This Plugin Published: 2013-08-08
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-14
Plugin Version: 1.24
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2013-08-07
Patch Published: 2013-08-07
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-1701, CVE-2013-1709, CVE-2013-1710, CVE-2013-1713, CVE-2013-1714, CVE-2013-1717
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.9, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird-debuginfo
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed content. Malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-1701)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird generated Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) requests. An attacker could use this flaw to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-1710)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled the interaction between frames and browser history. An attacker could use this flaw to trick Thunderbird into treating malicious content as if it came from the browser history, allowing for XSS attacks. (CVE-2013-1709)

It was found that the same-origin policy could be bypassed due to the way Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) were checked in JavaScript. An attacker could use this flaw to perform XSS attacks, or install malicious add-ons from third-party pages. (CVE-2013-1713)

It was found that web workers could bypass the same-origin policy. An attacker could use this flaw to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2013-1714)

It was found that, in certain circumstances, Thunderbird incorrectly handled Java applets. If a user launched an untrusted Java applet via Thunderbird, the applet could use this flaw to obtain read-only access to files on the user's local system. (CVE-2013-1717)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Jeff Gilbert, Henrik Skupin, moz_bug_r_a4, Cody Crews, Federico Lanusse, and Georgi Guninski as the original reporters of these issues.

Note: All of the above issues cannot be exploited by a specially crafted HTML mail message as JavaScript is disabled by default for mail messages. They could be exploited another way in Thunderbird, for example, when viewing the full remote content of an RSS feed.

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains Thunderbird version 17.0.8 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Thunderbird must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected thunderbird and / or thunderbird-debuginfo packages.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/firefox_tostring_console_injection
[Firefox toString console.time Privileged Javascript Injection]
Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/firefox_proto_crmfrequest
[Firefox 5.0 - 15.0.1 exposedProps XCS Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/local/30474.rb
[EDB-30474: Mozilla Firefox 5.0 < 15.0.1 - __exposedProps__ XCS Code Execution (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/34363.rb
[EDB-34363: Mozilla Firefox - toString console.time Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)]

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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2013:1142. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(69255);
  script_version("1.24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1701", "CVE-2013-1709", "CVE-2013-1710", "CVE-2013-1713", "CVE-2013-1714", "CVE-2013-1717");
  script_bugtraq_id(61641);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2013:1142");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed content.
Malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-1701)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird generated Certificate Request
Message Format (CRMF) requests. An attacker could use this flaw to
perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-1710)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled the interaction
between frames and browser history. An attacker could use this flaw to
trick Thunderbird into treating malicious content as if it came from
the browser history, allowing for XSS attacks. (CVE-2013-1709)

It was found that the same-origin policy could be bypassed due to the
way Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) were checked in JavaScript. An
attacker could use this flaw to perform XSS attacks, or install
malicious add-ons from third-party pages. (CVE-2013-1713)

It was found that web workers could bypass the same-origin policy. An
attacker could use this flaw to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2013-1714)

It was found that, in certain circumstances, Thunderbird incorrectly
handled Java applets. If a user launched an untrusted Java applet via
Thunderbird, the applet could use this flaw to obtain read-only access
to files on the user's local system. (CVE-2013-1717)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these
issues. Upstream acknowledges Jeff Gilbert, Henrik Skupin,
moz_bug_r_a4, Cody Crews, Federico Lanusse, and Georgi Guninski as the
original reporters of these issues.

Note: All of the above issues cannot be exploited by a specially
crafted HTML mail message as JavaScript is disabled by default for
mail messages. They could be exploited another way in Thunderbird, for
example, when viewing the full remote content of an RSS feed.

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains Thunderbird version 17.0.8 ESR, which corrects these issues.
After installing the update, Thunderbird must be restarted for the
changes to take effect."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1142"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1709"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1701"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1713"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1710"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1717"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1714"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:
"Update the affected thunderbird and / or thunderbird-debuginfo
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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:'Firefox toString console.time Privileged Javascript Injection');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.4");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/08/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(5|6)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.x / 6.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2013:1142";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"thunderbird-17.0.8-5.el5_9", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"thunderbird-17.0.8-5.el5_9", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.8-5.el5_9", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.8-5.el5_9", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;


  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"i686", reference:"thunderbird-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"thunderbird-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"thunderbird-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"i686", reference:"thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.8-5.el6_4", allowmaj:TRUE)) flag++;


  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "thunderbird / thunderbird-debuginfo");
  }
}

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Red Hat Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) plugin ID 69255.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
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 redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.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 redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

61641

RHSA | Red Hat Security Advisory:

2013:1142

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

69245 - CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1140)
69246 - CentOS 5 / 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2013:1142)
69277 - Debian DSA-2735-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
69506 - Debian DSA-2746-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilities
69278 - FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-0025905a4771)
70183 - GLSA-201309-23 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
69264 - Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
69265 - Firefox < 23.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
69267 - Thunderbird ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
69266 - Thunderbird < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
69268 - Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
69269 - Firefox < 23.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
69271 - Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
69270 - Mozilla Thunderbird < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
75122 - openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / MozillaThunderbird / mozilla-nspr / etc (openSUSE-SU-2013:1348-1)
69251 - Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : firefox (ELSA-2013-1140)
69252 - Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2013-1142)
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69257 - Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130807)
69258 - Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130807)
69343 - SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Numbers 8187 / 8191)
69344 - SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Numbers 8187 / 8191)
69234 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-1924-1)
69235 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : ubufox, unity-firefox-extension update (USN-1924-2)
69260 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1925-1)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file redhat-RHSA-2013-1142.nasl version 1.24. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2013:1142) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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