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CVE-2006-5783
Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long URL in an A tag. NOTE: this issue…
High7.8EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long URL in an A tag. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by several vendors, who could not reproduce the report. In addition, the scope of the impact - system freeze - suggests an issue that is not related to Firefox. Due to this impact, CVE concurs with the dispute
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20061102 Re: Firefox 1.5.0.7 Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20061106 Re: Firefox 1.5.0.7 Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20061103 Re: Firefox 1.5.0.7 Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20061102 Firefox 1.5.0.7 Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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