CVE-2006-6501

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6501
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-20 01:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability 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 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and install malicious code via the watch Javascript function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
usn/usn-398-2 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1253-1 mozilla-firefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox JavaScript watch() Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1265-1 mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for mozilla - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for seamonkey - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for seamonkey - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 5 Update: thunderbird-1.5.0.9-2.fc5 | FedoraNEWS.ORG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org Broken Link
Ubuntu update for mozilla-thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
usn/USN-398-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
MFSA 2006-70: Privilege escallation using watch point af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Seamonkey JavaScript watch() Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HPSBUX02153 SSRT061181 rev.7 - HP-UX Running Firefox, Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (DoS) - c00771742 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
rPath update for thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: thunderbird-1.5.0.9-2.fc6 | FedoraNEWS.ORG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1258-1 mozilla-thunderbird af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Fedora update for thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for mozilla-thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
rPath update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#263412 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Debian update for mozilla-thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for mozilla-firefox - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com Broken Link
Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE updates for MozillaFirefox and MozillaThunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for mozilla - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for mozilla-firefox - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-354A -- Mozilla Addresses Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
usn/usn-400-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird JavaScript watch() Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
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