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DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2779
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2779
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from OSV · Published June 2, 2006
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) nested <option> tags in a select tag, (2) a DOMNodeRemoved mutation event, (3) "Content-implemented tree views," (4) BoxObjects, (5) the XBL implementation, (6) an iframe that attempts to remove itself, which leads to memory corruption.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| thunderbird | Debian:13 | 1.5.0.4-1 |
| thunderbird | Debian:12 | 1.5.0.4-1 |
| thunderbird | Debian:14 | 1.5.0.4-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 0 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 0 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 2, 2006 CVE Published
- Oct 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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