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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0040 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.49% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.46% | 1.95% | +1.49% |
| 2 | 2026-04-11 | 0.84% | 0.46% | -0.39% |
| 3 | 2025-07-12 | — | 0.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2006-0040 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (evolution), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0040 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0040 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-0040 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (evolution), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): ignored 2, not-affected 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0040 |