Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5 Attachment Filename code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation as part of Filename results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0236. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation as part of a Filename leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment with a filename containing a large number of spaces ending with a dangerous extension that is not displayed by Thunderbird, along with an inconsistent Content-Type header, which could be used to trick a user into downloading dangerous content by dragging or saving the attachment.

The bug was discovered 07/01/2005. The weakness was released 01/17/2006 by Andreas Sandblad with Secunia Research und Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0236 since 01/18/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 200 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20810 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDKSA-2006:021)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38527 (Mozilla Thunderbird File Attachment Spoofing Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24164), Tenable (20810), SecurityFocus (BID 16271†), OSVDB (22510†) and Secunia (SA15907†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20810
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDKSA-2006:021)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Organization: Secunia Research und Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1986
X-Force: 24164 - Mozilla Thunderbird attachment extension spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 16271 - Mozilla Thunderbird File Attachment Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 15907 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 22510 - Mozilla Thunderbird Attachment Extension Spoofing
Vulnerability Center: 10196 - Mozilla Thunderbird Spoofing via File Attachments, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0230

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2006 11:44
Updated: 06/23/2025 03:42
Changes: 01/23/2006 11:44 (86), 12/01/2016 12:25 (9), 03/12/2021 12:01 (3), 06/23/2025 03:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:C5B:103

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