CVE-2006-0236
GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment with a filename containing a large number of spaces ending with a dangerous extension that is…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment with a filename containing a large number of spaces ending with a dangerous extension that is not displayed by Thunderbird, along with an inconsistent Content-Type header, which could be used to trick a user into downloading dangerous content by dragging or saving the attachment.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15907Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisoryPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:021
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422148/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16271Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0230Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15907Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisoryPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:021
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422148/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16271Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0230Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24164
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.