CVE-2006-4565 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in older versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious JavaScript regular expression with a "minimal quantifier." With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a critical risk, indicating network-based attacks with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is listed, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, suggesting its potential impact was recognized. It is not currently listed on the KEV catalog, indicating it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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