MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Jun 2, 2006
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 strip the Unicode Byte-order-Mark (BOM) from a UTF-8 page before the page is passed to the parser, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a BOM sequence in the middle of a dangerous tag such as SCRIPT.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.5.0.3
- ≤ 1.5.0.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.2-0.1.0.EL3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.10-0.2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0609
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.5-0.el4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0610
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.3-0.el4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0609
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.5-0.el4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0611
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0594
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0594
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.2-0.1.0.EL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0578 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.10-0.2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.5-0.el4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0610 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.3-0.el4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.5-0.el4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0611 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.67% 0.01670
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01670
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01670) | 75.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 73.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04296) | 87.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.19% (0.09192) | 87.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04296) | 88.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 14.11% (0.14105) | 95.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 14.11% (0.14105) | 94.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 8.73% (0.08726) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 10.48% (0.10482) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 9.25% (0.09251) | 93.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 76.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 70.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (62)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 2, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 2, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2783
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a