CVE-2006-2332

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Published May 12, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a web page with a large number of IMG elements in which the SRC attribute is a mailto URI. NOTE: another researcher found that the web page caused a temporary browser slowdown instead of a crash.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2333	Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a web page with a large number of IMG elements in which the SRC attribute is a mailto URI. NOTE: another researcher found that the web page caused a temporary browser slowdown instead of a crash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.207% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/876
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433534/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433568/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433984/30/5010/threaded
http://www.securityview.org/confirmed-bug-in-firefox-1503.html

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2006, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM
Reserved: May 11, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2006, 12:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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