7.8high
CVE-2006-5877
The enigmail extension before 0.94.2 does not properly handle large, encrypted file e-mail attachments, which allows remote attackers to ca…
Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The enigmail extension before 0.94.2 does not properly handle large, encrypted file e-mail attachments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated with Mozilla Thunderbird.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
- bugzilla.mozdev.org /show_bug.cgi?id=9730 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/22684 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- enigmail.mozdev.org /changelog.html#enig0.94.2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/usn-427-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2006-5877
- NVD: CVE-2006-5877
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