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TI-2006-06242 Aliases CVE-2006-6497GHSA-rfqx-hgpj-37m4

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the layout engine for Mozilla Firefox 2.x before…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the layout engine for 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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04437 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.0.8VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0758 Released 2006-12-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2006:0759 Released 2006-12-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.7-0.1.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4.i386, devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4.ppc +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.6.el4 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.7-0.1.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.6.el4 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.7-0.1.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.6.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.6.el4 +19
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2, seamonkey-1.0.7-0.1.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.7-0.1.el2.ia64 +8
  • RHSA-2006:0760 Released 2006-12-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.9-0.1.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0758, RHSA-2006:0759, RHSA-2006:0760
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0758, RHSA-2006:0759, RHSA-2006:0760
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0758, RHSA-2006:0759, RHSA-2006:0760
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0758, RHSA-2006:0759, RHSA-2006:0760
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0759

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfqx-hgpj-37m4

References

Advisory 24

Other 5

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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