What is the severity of CVE-2006-2789?

CVE-2006-2789 has a moderate severity rating as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a crafted email header.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2789?

The best way to mitigate CVE-2006-2789 is to disable the 'load images if sender in addressbook' feature in the Evolution email client.

Which versions of Evolution are vulnerable to CVE-2006-2789?

CVE-2006-2789 affects Evolution versions 2.2.x and 2.3.x, specifically including 2.3.1 through 2.3.7.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-2789?

CVE-2006-2789 can be exploited by sending emails with specially crafted 'From' headers that trigger assertion errors.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-2789 if I can't update?

If updating is not an option, you can avoid opening suspicious emails or emails from unknown senders to mitigate the impact of CVE-2006-2789.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-2789

low

2.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

2/6/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-2789

First published: Fri Jun 02 2006(Updated: )

Evolution 2.2.x and 2.3.x in GNOME 2.7 and 2.8, when "load images if sender in addressbook" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via a crafted "From" header that triggers an assert error in camel-internet-address.c when a null pointer is used.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.6
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.5
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.2
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.6.1
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.1
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.7
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.3
GNOME Evolution	=2.3.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2789?
CVE-2006-2789 has a moderate severity rating as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a crafted email header.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2789?
The best way to mitigate CVE-2006-2789 is to disable the 'load images if sender in addressbook' feature in the Evolution email client.
Which versions of Evolution are vulnerable to CVE-2006-2789?
CVE-2006-2789 affects Evolution versions 2.2.x and 2.3.x, specifically including 2.3.1 through 2.3.7.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-2789?
CVE-2006-2789 can be exploited by sending emails with specially crafted 'From' headers that trigger assertion errors.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-2789 if I can't update?
If updating is not an option, you can avoid opening suspicious emails or emails from unknown senders to mitigate the impact of CVE-2006-2789.

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