01 Record
CVE-2006-5159
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-03 23:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-10-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 998c6a7598e7252ac5461915f47e9be731dbeee25e569de23681a93ec5b0844b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfirefox-multiple-javascript-bo(29317)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29317
- www.securityfocus.com20282http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20282
- securitytracker.com1016962http://securitytracker.com/id?1016962
- developer.mozilla.orghttp://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
- www.securityfocus.com20061001 0day in Firefox from ToorCon '06http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447497/100/0/threaded
- securityreason.com1678http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1678
- www.securitypronews.comhttp://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.html
- www.securityfocus.com20061001 zero-day flaws in Firefox: about 30 unpatched Firefox flawshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20294http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294