CVE-2006-6499 Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <45.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.57% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FIREFOXESR-5679527
  • published20 Dec 2006
  • disclosed20 Dec 2006

Introduced: 20 Dec 2006

CVE-2006-6499  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 firefox-esr to version 45.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The js_dtoa function in 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 overwrites memory instead of exiting when the floating point precision is reduced, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via any plugins that reduce the precision.

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