CVE-2006-5159
Stack-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving JavaScript.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving JavaScript. NOTE: the vendor and original researchers have released a follow-up comment disputing the severity of this issue, in which the researcher states that "we mentioned that there was a previously known Firefox vulnerability that could result in a stack overflow ending up in remote code execution. However, the code we presented did not in fact do this... I have not succeeded in making this code do anything more than cause a crash and eat up system resources"
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.08% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294
- http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317
- http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294
- http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.