CVE-2006-5783 describes a disputed denial-of-service vulnerability in Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux, where a long URL in an A tag could cause a crash. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it was assessed as a high severity issue, allowing remote attackers to cause a complete denial of service. However, multiple vendors could not reproduce the issue, and the reported system freeze impact suggested a non-Firefox related problem, leading CVE to concur with the dispute. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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