MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Dec 20, 2006
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the layout engine for 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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.10-0.6.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0760
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.10-0.6.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0758 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0760 |
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.44% 0.04437
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04437
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04437) | 91.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 89.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 11.21% (0.11214) | 93.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.04% (0.13035) | 93.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.60% (0.24601) | 93.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.04% (0.13035) | 93.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.24% (0.84238) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 79.91% (0.79909) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 78.79% (0.78789) | 97.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 73.26% (0.73256) | 97.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 75.06% (0.75062) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 40.51% (0.40507) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 35.11% (0.35114) | 96.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 42.31% (0.42311) | 96.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 35.48% (0.35481) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 28.45% (0.28446) | 96.11th | 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 (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (61)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 20, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 13, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6497
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a