VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-0236

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-01-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references