DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6499

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6499

    Published: 20 Dec 2006Last Modified: 2 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-6499

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6499

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox-esr

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -45.0esr-1

    Affected versions

    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