CVE-2006-6505 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mozilla Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted external message bodies with long Content-Type headers or long RFC2047-encoded headers. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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