CVE-2006-1045 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information like IP addresses by bypassing remote image blocking in Thunderbird when users view emails with inline HTML attachments.
- 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
What is CVE-2006-1045?
CVE-2006-1045 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, published on 7 Mar 2006. 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
The HTML rendering engine in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5, when "Block loading of remote images in mail messages" is enabled, does not properly block external images from inline HTML attachments, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, such as application version or IP address, when the user reads the email and the external image is accessed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1045?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-1045 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1045 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1045, GHSA-6m5g-mwm7-wq36.