# CVE-2005-0148: Other in n/a

> Thunderbird on Windows invokes Internet Explorer for JavaScript links, potentially exposing users to IE vulnerabilities.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wgp-m8wf-9325

## What is CVE-2005-0148?

CVE-2005-0148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Thunderbird before 0.9, when running on Windows systems, uses the default handler when processing javascript: links, which invokes Internet Explorer and may expose the Thunderbird user to vulnerabilities in the version of Internet Explorer that is installed on the user's system.  NOTE: since the invocation between multiple products is a common practice, and the vulnerabilities inherent in multi-product interactions are not easily enumerable, this issue might be REJECTED in the future.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0148?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Thunderbird.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-84637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-84637/): Calendar invitation attachments could launch local executables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43529/): Memory corruption in Thunderbird (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-11703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11703/): Memory corruption in Thunderbird (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-11704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11704/): Memory corruption in Thunderbird (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Thunderbird. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0148

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0148/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.