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CVE-2006-6500

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.6%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/21668 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23672 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/5068 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23598 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23692 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23282 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23422 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • h20000.www2.hp.com /bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017400 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23614 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0083 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23420 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017401 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/23545 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017399 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/722244 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-69.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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