CVE-2006-6499

Description

The js_dtoa function 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 overwrites memory instead of exiting when the floating point precision is reduced, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via any plugins that reduce the precision.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.59% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23672 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017398 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24078 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23692 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23282 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24390 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-68.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23422 third party advisory broken link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23591 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1124 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017405 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23614 third party advisory broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017406 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23420 third party advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427972 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23545 third party advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102846-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html us government resource third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23589 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23988 third party advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6499?
CVE-2006-6499 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6499?
To fix CVE-2006-6499, 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-2006-6499 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6499 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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