PT-2006-3039 · Avant+1 · Avant Browser+1

Inge Henriksen · Published 2006-04-26 · Updated 2024-02-13 · CVE-2006-2058

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avant Browser version 10.1 Build 17

Description The issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler. This can be demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. It is unclear whether this issue is specific to the implementation or a problem in the Microsoft API.

Recommendations For Avant Browser version 10.1 Build 17, consider disabling the handling of mailto: scheme until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to the mail client invocation to minimize the risk of attachment manipulation. Avoid using the mailto: scheme handler with untrusted input until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Argument Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2058

Affected Products

Avant Browser

Outlook

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2058 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/785 · Note