Is CVE-2006-0040 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-0040 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-0040?

CVE-2006-0040 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-0040?

CVE-2006-0040 has an EPSS score of 1.95% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0040?

Upgrade evolution on debian 11 to 2.10.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-0040

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

evolutionDebian

Fixed in:2.10.1CVE-2006-0040

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.