CVE-2006-5160

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 73.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

Published

2006-10-03 23:00Z19 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-17 14:03Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-10-03

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

401512f8ee63d1271acc3b340e64706f7530a3476ee35c0ed6536ab2672c29b7

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• www.securitypronews.comhttp://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20061003FirefoxVulnerabilityClaimWasAJoke.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.securityfocus.com20061001 zero-day flaws in Firefox: about 30 unpatched Firefox flawshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447493/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• www.securityfocus.com20294http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20294vdb-entryx_refsource_BID