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CVE-2006-0884

9.3 · HIGH

The WYSIWYG rendering engine ("rich mail" editor) in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to bypass javascript security settings and obtain sensitive information or…

Published Feb 24, 2006mozillaCWE-20EPSS 7.23%

Overview

CVE-2006-0884 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla thunderbird. It was published on February 24, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The WYSIWYG rendering engine ("rich mail" editor) in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to bypass javascript security settings and obtain sensitive information or cause a crash via an e-mail containing a javascript URI in the SRC attribute of an IFRAME tag, which is executed when the user edits the e-mail.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update thunderbird 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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillathunderbird0Affected

References

Refftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txtRefftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.ascReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/19721Refsecunia.com/advisories/19811Refsecunia.com/advisories/19821Refsecunia.com/advisories/19823Refsecunia.com/advisories/19863Refsecunia.com/advisories/19902Refsecunia.com/advisories/19941

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0884?

CVE-2006-0884 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla thunderbird. It was published on February 24, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-0884?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0884?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update thunderbird 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-2006-0884?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-0884 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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