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CVE-2006-4566

First published: Fri Sep 15 2006(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed JavaScript regular expression that ends with a backslash in an unterminated character set ("[\\"), which leads to a buffer over-read.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=1.0.4
Firefox<=1.5.0.6
Thunderbird<=1.5.0.6

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/21906

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/21949

Remedy

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html

Remedy

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-4566?

    CVE-2006-4566 is considered a denial of service vulnerability that leads to application crashes.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2006-4566?

    CVE-2006-4566 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird versions before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey versions before 1.0.5.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-4566?

    To fix CVE-2006-4566, you should upgrade Mozilla Firefox to version 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird to version 1.5.0.7, or SeaMonkey to version 1.0.5 or later.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-4566?

    CVE-2006-4566 can be exploited by remote attackers using crafted JavaScript regular expressions that cause a denial of service.

  • When was CVE-2006-4566 reported?

    CVE-2006-4566 was reported in September 2006, highlighting security issues in earlier versions of Mozilla applications.

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