CVE-2006-1730 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1730?

CVE-2006-1730 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Integer overflow in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number in the CSS letter-spacing property that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1730?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1730?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2006-1730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1730, GHSA-w48v-q8fw-236r.