CVE-2006-0236 (GCVE-0-2006-0236)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-01-18 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16271 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisory | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422148/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15907 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2006-01-17 00:00
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