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TI-2006-06249 Aliases CVE-2006-6504GHSA-3gcx-69hx-4g6m

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending an SVG comment DOM node to another type of document, which triggers memory corruption.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0889 95th 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 · 5

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: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: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: 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-2006-6504
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gcx-69hx-4g6m

References

Advisory 20

Other 1

Sources

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