CVE-2006-2920

Description

Sylpheed-Claws before 2.2.2 and Sylpheed before 2.2.6 allow remote attackers to bypass the URI check functionality and makes it easier to conduct phishing attacks via a URI that begins with a space character.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.90% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2283 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20577 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27089 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=422662&group_id=25528 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2173 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20476 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/en/news.html%5C

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2920?
CVE-2006-2920 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2920?
To fix CVE-2006-2920, 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-2006-2920 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2920 is being actively exploited. 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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