CVE-2006-6499

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    CVE-2006-6499

    Published: 20 Dec 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The js_dtoa function in Mozilla Firefox 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 overwrites memory instead of exiting when the floating point precision is reduced, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via any plugins that reduce the precision.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/23282, http://secunia.com/advisories/23420, http://secunia.com/advisories/23422, http://secunia.com/advisories/23545, http://secunia.com/advisories/23589, http://secunia.com/advisories/23591, http://secunia.com/advisories/23614, http://secunia.com/advisories/23672, http://secunia.com/advisories/23692, http://secunia.com/advisories/23988, http://secunia.com/advisories/24078, http://secunia.com/advisories/24390, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017398, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017405, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017406, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427972, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-68.html, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1124, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083, http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017398, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017405, http://securitytracker.com/id?1017406, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102846-1, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427972, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High