| Name | CVE-2006-6499 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1253-1, DSA-1258-1, DSA-1265-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 133.0.3-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 128.5.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 128.5.1esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 45.0-1 | high | ||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | 45.0esr-1 | high | ||
| iceape | source | (unstable) | 1.0.7-1 | high | ||
| icedove | source | (unstable) | 1.5.0.9.dfsg1-1 | low | ||
| iceweasel | source | (unstable) | 2.0.0.1+dfsg-1 | high | ||
| mozilla | source | sarge | 2:1.7.8-1sarge10 | DSA-1265-1 | ||
| mozilla | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | high | ||
| mozilla-firefox | source | sarge | 1.0.4-2sarge15 | DSA-1253-1 | ||
| mozilla-firefox | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | high | ||
| mozilla-thunderbird | source | sarge | 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2 | DSA-1258-1 | ||
| mozilla-thunderbird | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | ||
| xulrunner | source | (unstable) | 1.8.0.9-1 | high |
MFSA-2006-68
Is it possible to reduce the floating point precision in Linux as a non-priv
user? I don't think so