CVE-2006-1724

Name: CVE-2006-1724
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-04-14T10:02:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 6.89%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-1724 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Unspecified vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.2, 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attack vectors related to DHTML.. EPSS estimates a 6.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.2, 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attack vectors related to DHTML.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

6.89%

93.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 1.0, < 1.0.8
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.2
Mozilla	Mozilla Suite	< 1.7.13
Mozilla	Seamonkey	< 1.0.1
Mozilla	Thunderbird	>= 1.0, < 1.0.8
Mozilla	Thunderbird	>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.2
Debian	Debian Linux	3.1

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txtThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19649Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19696Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19780Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015919Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015921Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350262Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-20.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282105Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10243Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1901Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txtThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19649Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19696Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19780Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015919Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015921Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350262Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-20.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-107A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282105Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10243Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1901Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 14, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-1724?

How severe is CVE-2006-1724?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-1724 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 6.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1724?

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Source: NVD / NIST