CVE-2006-0040
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and...
CVE-2006-0040 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnome Evolution, published March 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in evolution 2.10.1.
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
- Record
CVE-2006-0040- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
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CVE-2006-0040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0048 No score
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
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EUVD-2006-0048- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw2m-rcmq-r2rj No score
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and...
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
- Record
GHSA-hw2m-rcmq-r2rj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
- Record
CVE-2006-0040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-0040 No score
GNOME Evolution 2.4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a text e-mail with a large number of URLs, possibly due to unknown problems in gtkhtml.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0801
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25050
securityfocus.com/bid/16899
secunia.com/advisories/19094
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0040
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hw2m-rcmq-r2rj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0040