CVE-2006-6505: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Dec 20 2006(Updated: )
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mozilla Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) external message modies with long Content-Type headers or (2) long RFC2047-encoded (MIME non-ASCII) headers.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird | <=1.5.0.8 | |
| Mozilla SeaMonkey | <=1.0.6 |
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Reference Links
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23422
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23468
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23591
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23598
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24390
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017419
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017420
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102800-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887332
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-74.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0573
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11565
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2006-6505?
CVE-2006-6505 has a high severity rating due to the potential for remote code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6505?
To fix CVE-2006-6505, update Mozilla Thunderbird to version 1.5.0.9 or later and SeaMonkey to version 1.0.7 or later.
What are the impacts of CVE-2006-6505 if exploited?
If exploited, CVE-2006-6505 can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2006-6505?
CVE-2006-6505 affects Mozilla Thunderbird versions prior to 1.5.0.9 and SeaMonkey versions prior to 1.0.7.
What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2006-6505?
CVE-2006-6505 allows for attacks via external message modifications with long Content-Type headers or long RFC2047-encoded headers.
- agent/references
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/thunderbird
- version/thunderbird/1.5.0.8
- canonical/mozilla seamonkey
- version/mozilla seamonkey/1.0.6