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CVE-2006-0236
Published: Jan 18, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
16271
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDKSA-2006:021
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
thunderbird-attachment-ext-spoofing(24164)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisory
x_refsource_MISC
20060117 Secunia Research: Mozilla Thunderbird Attachment SpoofingVulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2006-0230
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
15907
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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