CVE-2006-5877

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.66%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugzilla.mozdev.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22684	vdb entry
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/changelog.html#enig0.94.2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-427-1	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5877?: CVE-2006-5877 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5877?: To fix CVE-2006-5877, 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-2006-5877 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5877 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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