CVE-2006-0298 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XML parser of Mozilla Firefox before version 1.5.0.1 and SeaMonkey before version 1.0. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 5.8, could be remotely exploited with medium attack complexity to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially expose sensitive data. While the vulnerability is over a decade old, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.