CVE-2006-2723 json
Unspecified versions of Mozilla Firefox allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large nu…
published 2006-06-01 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2722
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Unspecified versions of Mozilla Firefox allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags. NOTE: a followup post indicated that the initial report could not be verified.
Patch / fix
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 45.0esr-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2723
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-1867)
Exploit prediction
3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1867 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 - 'marquee' Denial of Service dos, 2006-06-02
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18165 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/18165
vdb-entry, exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/435411/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/436268/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/435373/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/435882/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26898
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2723
- NVD CVE-2006-2723
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