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CVE-2006-0528

5.0 · MEDIUM

The cairo library (libcairo), as used in GNOME Evolution and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent client crash) via an attached text file that c…

Published Feb 2, 2006gnomeEPSS 11.01%

Overview

CVE-2006-0528 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gnome evolution. It was published on February 2, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The cairo library (libcairo), as used in GNOME Evolution and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent client crash) via an attached text file that contains "Content-Disposition: inline" in the header, and a very long line in the body, which causes the client to repeatedly crash until the e-mail message is manually removed, possibly due to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using an XML attachment.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gnome. Update evolution to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0925.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/19504Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/610Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:057Refwww.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_07_sr.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16408Refusn.ubuntu.com/265-1/Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0925.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/19504Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/610

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0528?

CVE-2006-0528 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gnome evolution. It was published on February 2, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-0528?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0528?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gnome. Update evolution to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-0528?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-0528 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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