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CVE-2006-4565 Details

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a JavaScript regular expression with a "minimal quantifier."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21906 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21915 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21916 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21939 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 1.5.0.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey
<= 1.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
<= 1.5.0.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-4565
NVD Published Date:
Sep 15, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-4565 Details - Not Deferred