HIGH
Firefox Tag Order Vulnerability
Published Apr 14, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.49%
Description
nsHTMLContentSink.cpp in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors involving a "particular sequence of HTML tags" that leads to memory corruption.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.5
- < 1.7.13
- < 1.0
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.8
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.0.8-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0328
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.0.8-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0330
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.0.8-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0328 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.0.8-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0330 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.49% 0.10487
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10487
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.49% (0.10487) | 95.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.49% (0.10487) | 95.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 17, 2026 | 34.91% (0.34905) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 31.13% (0.31132) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 36.37% (0.36372) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.33% (0.40332) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.57% (0.36567) | 95.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 40.33% (0.40332) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 96.05% (0.96045) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.24% (0.97240) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97291) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97249) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 97.26% (0.97259) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 97.28% (0.97278) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97252) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (65)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOThird Party Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19821 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19950 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20051 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/736934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:078 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-18.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-009.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0749 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=183537 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25819 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0749
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11704 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1848 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0749
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOThird Party Advisory | |
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link | |
| http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19821 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19950 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20051 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/729 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/736934 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:078 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-18.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-009.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0749 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=183537 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25819 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0749 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11704 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1848 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0749 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 14, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0749
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a