CVE-2006-5783 json
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.
published 2006-11-07 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5767
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Exploit prediction
2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/450424/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/450730/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/450476/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/450398/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5783
- NVD CVE-2006-5783
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