Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:32363

Info

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32363
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-6961
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 19 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:21PM
Credit: Boris Zbarsky
Vulnerable: Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Slackware Linux -current
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .9
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .8
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .6
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .5
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .4
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .17
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .16
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .15
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .14
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .13
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .12
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 .9
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 .13
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.99
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 dev
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.13

Discussion

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because they allow JavaScript to access certain DOM properties.

An attacker can exploit the issue to obtain sensitive 'mailnews' information such as the computer account name. Information harvested may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.1.13 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 beta

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.11

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .4

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .6

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .9

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .8

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .12

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .5

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .13

References

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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