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CVE-2006-0749

9.3 · HIGH

nsHTMLContentSink.cpp in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

Published Apr 14, 2006mozillaCWE-399EPSS 10.49%

Overview

CVE-2006-0749 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on April 14, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

nsHTMLContentSink.cpp in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors involving a "particular sequence of HTML tags" that leads to memory corruption.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox>= 1.0, < 1.5Affected
mozillamozilla_suite>= 0, < 1.7.13Affected
mozillaseamonkey>= 0, < 1.0Affected
mozillathunderbird>= 1.0, < 1.0.8Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0749?

CVE-2006-0749 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on April 14, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-0749?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0749?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-0749?

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