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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2006-5159
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-05 Oct, 2006 | 04:04
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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"

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.07.5HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches

Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.8
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.9
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.9
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.9.1
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.9.2
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.9.3
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.10
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>0.10.1
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.0.8
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.3
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.6
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.7
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>1.5.8
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>2.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>preview_release
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2006-10-16T00:00:00

Red Hat does not consider this issue to be a security vulnerability. We have been in contact with the upstream project regarding this problem and agree that this issue currently poses no security threat. In the event more information becomes available, we will revisit this issue in the future.

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threadedcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threadedcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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