Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could
Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the user's intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages.
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- Feb 15, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 76th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | mozilla | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mozilla mozilla1.7
- mozilla mozilla1.7.1
- mozilla mozilla1.7.2
- mozilla mozilla1.7.3
- mozilla thunderbird0.6
- mozilla thunderbird0.7
- mozilla thunderbird0.7.1
- mozilla thunderbird0.7.2
- mozilla thunderbird0.7.3
- mozilla thunderbird0.9
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | devhelp | before 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | devhelp-debuginfo | before 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | devhelp-devel | before 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | evolution | before 0:2.0.2-14 | 0:2.0.2-14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | evolution-debuginfo | before 0:2.0.2-14 | 0:2.0.2-14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | evolution-devel | before 0:2.0.2-14 | 0:2.0.2-14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | thunderbird | before 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 | 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 | 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 |
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2004-0722Integer overflow in the SOAPParameter object constructor in (1) Netscape version 7.0 and 7.1 and (2) Mozilla 1.6, and possibly earlier versi44Plan
- CVE-2004-0903Stack-based buffer overflow in the writeGroup function in nsVCardObj.cpp for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.43Plan
- CVE-2004-0902Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allow r43Plan
- CVE-2007-4039Argument injection vulnerability involving Mozilla, when certain URIs are registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scrip40Plan
- CVE-2003-0791The Script.prototype.freeze/thaw functionality in Mozilla 1.4 and earlier allows attackers to execute native methods by modifying the string40Plan
- CVE-2005-3896Mozilla allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window func31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:devhelp | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:devhelp-debuginfo | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:devhelp-devel | 0:0.9.2-2.4.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evolution | 0:2.0.2-14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evolution-debuginfo | 0:2.0.2-14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evolution-devel | 0:2.0.2-14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:1.0-1.1.EL4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/19823
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-11.html
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-094.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12407
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268107
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19172
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100047
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11407
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.