CVE-2006-6500 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 (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating CSS cursor images that lead to incorrect size calculations. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it presents a medium attack complexity and could result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and high FAUCET risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.5.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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