2.6

CVE-2006-7139: kde k-mail Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
Published 07-03-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-7139 is a low (CVSS 2.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in kde k-mail. EPSS estimates a 3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.13%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 07-03-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.10 pp

From 3.03% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    KMail 1.x - HTML Element Handling Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kde1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

8 links