CVE-2006-7139
KMail 1.x - HTML Element Handling Denial of Service
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Kmail 1.9.1 on KDE 3.5.2, with "Prefer HTML to Plain Text" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTML e-mail with certain table and frameset tags that trigger a segmentation fault, possibly involving invalid free or delete operations.
Kmail 1.9.1 en el KDE 3.5.2, con el "Preferencia de HTML frente al Texto Plano" habilitado, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante un e-mail HTML con ciertas tables y etiquetas frameset lo que disparan un fallo de segmentación, posiblemente involucrando operaciones no válidas de borrado o libres.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2007-03-07 CVE Reserved
- 2007-03-07 CVE Published
- 2013-10-09 First Exploit
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-05-22 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2347 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448766/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448768/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20539 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29557 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28816 | 2013-10-09 | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0293.html | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24889 | 2018-10-16 | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html | 2018-10-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Kde Search vendor "Kde" | K-mail Search vendor "Kde" for product "K-mail" | 1.9.1 Search vendor "Kde" for product "K-mail" and version "1.9.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Kde Search vendor "Kde" | Kde Search vendor "Kde" for product "Kde" | 3.5.2 Search vendor "Kde" for product "Kde" and version "3.5.2" | - |
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