critical
9.3
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-0884: Input Validation

First published: Fri Feb 24 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Thunderbird=0.6
Thunderbird=0.7.2
Thunderbird=0.3
Thunderbird=0.2
Thunderbird=1.0
Thunderbird=1.0.1
Thunderbird=1.0.2
Thunderbird=0.5
Thunderbird=0.9
Thunderbird=0.7.3
Thunderbird=0.4
Thunderbird=0.7
Thunderbird=1.0.6
Thunderbird=0.1
Thunderbird=0.7.1
Thunderbird<=1.0.7
Thunderbird=1.0.5
Thunderbird=0.8

Remedy

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046

Remedy

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16770

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-0884?

    The severity of CVE-2006-0884 is considered high due to the potential for information disclosure and crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-0884?

    To fix CVE-2006-0884, users should upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.0.8 or later.

  • What versions of Thunderbird are affected by CVE-2006-0884?

    CVE-2006-0884 affects Mozilla Thunderbird versions up to and including 1.0.7.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2006-0884 allow?

    CVE-2006-0884 allows user-assisted attackers to bypass JavaScript security settings.

  • What can an attacker do with CVE-2006-0884?

    An attacker can potentially obtain sensitive information or cause a crash through a specially crafted e-mail.

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