CVE-2006-6500
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9,...
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.
- Record
CVE-2006-6500- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.
- Record
CVE-2006-6500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6483 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6483- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59wr-4mm2-55f2 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9,...
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.
- Record
GHSA-59wr-4mm2-55f2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6500 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 20, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.56%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/21668
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010
secunia.com/advisories/23672
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068
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gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
securitytracker.com/id?1017400
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722244
mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-69.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6500
github.com/advisories/GHSA-59wr-4mm2-55f2