CVE-2006-5783

N/A Unknown
Published: November 07, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450398/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450424/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450476/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450730/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450398/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450424/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450476/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450730/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla