The WYSIWYG rendering engine ("rich mail" editor) in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The WYSIWYG rendering engine ("rich mail" editor) in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to bypass javascript security settings and obtain sensitive information or cause a crash via an e-mail containing a javascript URI in the SRC attribute of an IFRAME tag, which is executed when the user edits the e-mail.
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 · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| 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:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 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
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2006:0330 Released 2006-04-21 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
- RHSA-2006:0329 Released 2006-04-18 · Red Hat rating Criticalmozilla security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.ppc +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f48c-g7r5-vhv8
References
Advisory 14
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Sources
- CVE-2006-0884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f48c-g7r5-vhv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-0884 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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