CVE-2006-6504

Name: CVE-2006-6504
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-12-20T01:28:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 8.60%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6504 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending an SVG comment DOM node to another type of document, which triggers memory corruption.. EPSS estimates a 8.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending an SVG comment DOM node to another type of document, which triggers memory corruption.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

8.60%

94.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.9
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.1
Mozilla	Seamonkey	< 1.0.7
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	5.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.10

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.ascBroken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338Broken Link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23282Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23422Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23433Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23439Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23440Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23468Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23545Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23589Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23601Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23614Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23618Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23672Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23692Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/928956Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-73.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454939/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-051.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11077Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.ascBroken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338Broken Link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23282Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23422Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23433Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23439Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23440Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23468Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23545Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23589Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23601Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23614Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23618Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23672Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23692Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/928956Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-73.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454939/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-051.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11077Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-6504?

How severe is CVE-2006-6504?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-6504 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 8.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST