CVE-2006-2781 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malicious VCard with invalid base64 characters in Thunderbird or SeaMonkey.
- 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-2006-2781?
CVE-2006-2781 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 2 Jun 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
Double free vulnerability in nsVCard.cpp in Mozilla Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VCard that contains invalid base64 characters.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2781?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2781?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-2781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2781, GHSA-59hc-56j6-9j87.