VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5783
Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long URL in an A tag.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long URL in an A tag. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by several vendors, who could not reproduce the report. In addition, the scope of the impact - system freeze - suggests an issue that is not related to Firefox. Due to this impact, CVE concurs with the dispute
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.30% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450398/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450424/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450730/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450398/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450424/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450730/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.