CVE-2006-5783 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers could cause a system freeze via a long URL in an A tag, though the issue is disputed and likely unrelated to Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5783?
CVE-2006-5783 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Nov 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
Firefox 1.5.0.7 on Kubuntu Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long URL in an A tag. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by several vendors, who could not reproduce the report. In addition, the scope of the impact - system freeze - suggests an issue that is not related to Firefox. Due to this impact, CVE concurs with the dispute
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-5783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgxw-w75w-6fm4.