CVE-2006-1723: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2006
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to DHTML. NOTE: due to the lack of sufficient public details from the vendor as of 20060413, it is unclear how CVE-2006-1529, CVE-2006-1530, CVE-2006-1531, and CVE-2006-1723 are different.

Affected Software

27 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=preview_release
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6

Event History

Apr 14, 2006
CVE Published
10:02 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1723?

The severity of CVE-2006-1723 is significant as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-1723?

To fix CVE-2006-1723, upgrade to the latest versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that contain the relevant patches.

3

Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2006-1723?

Affected versions of Firefox include versions prior to 1.5.0.2, including 1.0.2, 1.0.4, 1.5-beta1, and 1.5-beta2.

4

Which versions of Thunderbird are vulnerable to CVE-2006-1723?

Vulnerable versions of Thunderbird include 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.5-beta2.

5

Is SeaMonkey affected by CVE-2006-1723?

Yes, SeaMonkey versions before 1.0.1 are also affected by CVE-2006-1723.

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