# CVE-2006-0236: GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GUI display truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, 1.0.6, and 1.0.7 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment with a filename containing a large number of spaces ending with a dangerous extension that is not displayed by Thunderbird, along with an inconsistent Content-Type header, which could be used to trick a user into downloading dangerous content by dragging or saving the attachment.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16271
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24164
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422148/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15907

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