CVE-2006-0236

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.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.36% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16271 vdb entry patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:021 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24164 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422148/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0230 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15907 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0236?
CVE-2006-0236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0236?
To fix CVE-2006-0236, 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-2006-0236 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0236 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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