CVE-2006-6499

NameCVE-2006-6499
DescriptionThe js_dtoa function in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 overwrites memory instead of exiting when the floating point precision is reduced, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via any plugins that reduce the precision.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1253-1, DSA-1258-1, DSA-1265-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid123.0.1-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)buster91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1fixed
buster (security)115.8.0esr-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye115.7.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)115.8.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm115.7.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie115.8.0esr-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)45.0-1high
firefox-esrsource(unstable)45.0esr-1high
iceapesource(unstable)1.0.7-1high
icedovesource(unstable)1.5.0.9.dfsg1-1low
iceweaselsource(unstable)2.0.0.1+dfsg-1high
mozillasourcesarge2:1.7.8-1sarge10DSA-1265-1
mozillasource(unstable)(unfixed)high
mozilla-firefoxsourcesarge1.0.4-2sarge15DSA-1253-1
mozilla-firefoxsource(unstable)(unfixed)high
mozilla-thunderbirdsourcesarge1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2DSA-1258-1
mozilla-thunderbirdsource(unstable)(unfixed)low
xulrunnersource(unstable)1.8.0.9-1high

Notes

MFSA-2006-68
Is it possible to reduce the floating point precision in Linux as a non-priv
user? I don't think so

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