VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5877
The enigmail extension before 0.94.2 does not properly handle large, encrypted file e-mail attachments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated with Mozilla Thunderbird.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The enigmail extension before 0.94.2 does not properly handle large, encrypted file e-mail attachments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated with Mozilla Thunderbird.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- enigmail/enigmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.mozdev.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9730
- http://enigmail.mozdev.org/changelog.html#enig0.94.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22684
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-427-1Patch
- http://bugzilla.mozdev.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9730
- http://enigmail.mozdev.org/changelog.html#enig0.94.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22684
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-427-1Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.