CVE-2006-4253 is a concurrency vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions 1.5.0.6 and earlier, also affecting Netscape 8.1 and K-Meleon 1.0.1. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by using multiple JavaScript timed events to load a deeply nested XML file, followed by a browser redirect, leading to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.6, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, high attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-28380) exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k-meleon_project:k-meleon:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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