HIGH
security flaw
Published Aug 21, 2006
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.19%
Description
Concurrency vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple Javascript timed events that load a deeply nested XML file, followed by redirecting the browser to another page, which leads to a concurrency failure that causes structures to be freed incorrectly, as demonstrated by (1) ffoxdie and (2) ffoxdie3. NOTE: it has been reported that Netscape 8.1 and K-Meleon 1.0.1 are also affected by ffoxdie. Mozilla confirmed to CVE that ffoxdie and ffoxdie3 trigger the same underlying vulnerability. NOTE: it was later reported that Firefox 2.0 RC2 and 1.5.0.7 are also affected.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0.1
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.5-0.1.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0676
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.10-0.4.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0676
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.7-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0675
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.5-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0676
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.7-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0677
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.5-0.1.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.10-0.4.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.7-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0675 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.5-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.7-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0677 |
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.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
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.
15.19% 0.15185
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15185
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.19% (0.15185) | 96.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 15.19% (0.15185) | 96.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.07% (0.14074) | 96.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 30.76% (0.30757) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 32.26% (0.32262) | 96.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.07% (0.35074) | 96.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 45.59% (0.45593) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.07% (0.35074) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.58% (0.96578) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 96.60% (0.96605) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 96.67% (0.96666) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 96.56% (0.96562) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97205) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97156) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 97.04% (0.97044) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96890) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 97.26% (0.97256) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97208) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.12% (0.97120) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 45.91% (0.45907) | 98.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 45.91% (0.45907) | 97.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (71)
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016846 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016847 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016848 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:168 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:169 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-59.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_54_mozilla.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.pianetapc.it/view.php?id=770 x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0675.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5VP0M0AJFW.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443020/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443500/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19488 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19534 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-350-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-351-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-352-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3617 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618177 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4253
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4253
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4253
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a