CVE-2006-6497 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the layout engine of Mozilla Firefox (versions 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). These flaws could be triggered by remote attackers, leading to a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network-based attacks, medium complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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