CVE-2006-0173

Public Exploit

Description

Hummingbird Collaboration (aka Hummingbird Enterprise Collaboration) 5.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to misrepresent the type and name of a file via modified doc_ext and id parameters, which might trick a user into downloading dangerous or unexpected content.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.31% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securenetwork.it

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0145	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16195	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18411	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securenetwork.it/advisories/sn-2006-01.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421392/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24068	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0173?: CVE-2006-0173 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0173?: To fix CVE-2006-0173, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0173 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0173 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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