CVE-2006-0836

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Published Feb 22, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service by tricking the user into importing an LDIF file with a long field into the address book, as demonstrated by a long homePhone field.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0842	Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service by tricking the user into importing an LDIF file with a long field into the address book, as demonstrated by a long homePhone field.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.740% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0399.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/469
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425602/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16716
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24810

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Thunderbird

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 22, 2006, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Feb 22, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 22, 2006, 2:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

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