CVE-2006-7139 json
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 HTM…
published 2007-03-07 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-7121
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28816)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28816 KMail 1.x - HTML Element Handling Denial of Service dos, 2006-10-16
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0293.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0293.html
mailing-list, exploit
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/24889
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/448766/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/448768/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20539
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/29557
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/2347
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-7139
- NVD CVE-2006-7139
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