CVE-2006-5159

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving JavaScript. NOTE: the vendor and original researchers have released a follow-up comment disputing the severity of this issue, in which the researcher states that "we mentioned that there was a previously known Firefox vulnerability that could result in a stack overflow ending up in remote code execution. However, the code we presented did not in fact do this... I have not succeeded in making this code do anything more than cause a crash and eat up system resources"

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.26% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962	vdb entry
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678	third party advisory
http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5159?: CVE-2006-5159 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5159?: To fix CVE-2006-5159, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5159 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5159 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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