Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 allows scripts with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege to gain UniversalXPConnect privileges and possibly execute code or obtain sensitive data by reading into a privileged context.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03094 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2006:0594 Released 2006-08-28 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update (was mozilla)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
- RHSA-2006:0609 Released 2006-08-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.i386, devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.ppc +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.2.el4 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.2.el4 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.2.el4 +19
- RHSA-2006:0611 Released 2006-07-29 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2006:0610 Released 2006-07-28 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.i386, firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.ia64
- RHSA-2006:0608 Released 2006-07-27 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.3-0.el3.1 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.i386, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.i386, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.i386, seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el3.1.ia64 +27
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0608 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0608 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609, RHSA-2006:0610, RHSA-2006:0611 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609, RHSA-2006:0610, RHSA-2006:0611 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0608 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609, RHSA-2006:0610, RHSA-2006:0611 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0608 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0609, RHSA-2006:0610, RHSA-2006:0611 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0594 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqmp-x7c6-8wq4
References
Advisory 21
- DSA-1161
- RHSA-2006:0608
- DSA-1160
- GLSA-200608-02
- MDKSA-2006:145
- USN-361-1
- GLSA-200608-03
- RHSA-2006:0594
- RHSA-2006:0610
- USN-329-1
- MDKSA-2006:146
- RHSA-2006:0609
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-53.html
- USN-327-1
- SUSE-SA:2006:048
- RHSA-2006:0611
- USN-350-1
- GLSA-200608-04
- MDKSA-2006:143
- USN-354-1
- DSA-1159
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Sources
- CVE-2006-3809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqmp-x7c6-8wq4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-3809 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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