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TI-2006-06248 Aliases CVE-2006-6503GHSA-fqqr-pvfq-qprq

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and…

Priority LOW 37CWE-254Published · 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

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 bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection by changing the src attribute of an IMG element to a javascript: URI.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04204 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 · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 to before 1.5.0.9; 2.0 to before 2.0.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 to before 1.5.0.9; 2.0 to before 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

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: Moderate. 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-2006-6503
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqqr-pvfq-qprq

References

Advisory 25

Other 1

Sources

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