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CVE-2006-3806 json

Multiple integer overflows in the Javascript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0…

published 2006-07-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3800

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in the Javascript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) long strings in the toSource method of the Object, Array, and String objects; and (2) unspecified "string function arguments."

Patch / fix

  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.0.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3806

  • thunderbird RHEL 4 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1
  • firefox RHEL 4 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.3-0.el4.1
  • devhelp RHEL 4 0.10-0.2.el4
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 4 1.0.3-0.el4.1
  • seamonkey-mail RHEL 4 1.0.3-0.el4.1
  • seamonkey-js-debugger RHEL 4 1.0.3-0.el4.1
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector RHEL 4 1.0.3-0.el4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0611RHSA-2006:0610RHSA-2006:0609RHSA-2006:0608

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-3806 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nss 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.3-0.el3.1, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nss 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.3-0.el3.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0608
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp 0.10-0.2.el4, firefox 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el4.1, thunderbird 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el4.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el4.1, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp 0.10-0.2.el4, firefox 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el4.1, thunderbird 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el4.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el4.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0609
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nss 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.3-0.el3.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0608
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp 0.10-0.2.el4, firefox 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el4.1, thunderbird 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el4.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el4.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0609
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nss 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.3-0.el3.1, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.3-0.el3.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0608
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp 0.10-0.2.el4, firefox 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey 1.0.3-0.el4.1, thunderbird 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1, seamonkey-chat 1.0.3-0.el4.1, seamonkey-mail 1.0.3-0.el4.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0609
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  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0594

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Exploit prediction

5.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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