CVE-2006-2058 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can inject command line arguments into mail clients via malicious mailto links, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2058?
CVE-2006-2058 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 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
Argument injection vulnerability in Avant Browser 10.1 Build 17 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2058?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avantbrowser Avant Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-2058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc6x-g3h2-596q.