GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 beta2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3982-g3vq-hhj6
References
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- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources
- CVE-2006-0236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3982-g3vq-hhj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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