CVEvulnerability

CVE-2006-6499

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2006-12-20 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2006-12-20
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-835

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• mozilla firefox (>= 1.5 < 1.5.0.9) • mozilla firefox (>= 2.0 < 2.0.0.1) • mozilla seamonkey (< 1.0.7) • mozilla thunderbird (< 1.5.0.9) • debian debian linux 3.1 • debian debian linux 4.0 • canonical ubuntu linux 5.10 • canonical ubuntu linux 6.06 • canonical ubuntu linux 6.10

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (3)

  • CWE-1339 Insufficient Precision or Accuracy of a Real Number weakness
  • CWE-834 Excessive Iteration weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition weakness

References