9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-0749
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird HTML Tag Handling Code Execution/DoS
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2006, 10:02 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 19, 2018, 3:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0749
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-0749.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-0749 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-0749 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-271-1 [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-275-1 [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-276-1 [Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25819 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25819 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431126/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19780 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/19780 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:078 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:078 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11704 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11704 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-271-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-271-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-009.html No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-009.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-275-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-275-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19821 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19821 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/20051 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/20051 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19950 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19950 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/729 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/729 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-18.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-18.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-276-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-276-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/736934 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/736934 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc No Types Assigned ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1848 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1848 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7.12 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.5.0.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.13 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1848 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11704 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1848 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11704 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25819 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25819 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0749 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0749
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
97.24 }} -0.05%
score
0.99864
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability