Concurrency vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple Javascript timed events that load a deeply nested XML file, followed by redirecting the browser to another page, which leads to a concurrency failure that causes structures to be freed incorrectly, as demonstrated by (1) ffoxdie and (2) ffoxdie3. NOTE: it has been reported that Netscape 8.1 and K-Meleon 1.0.1 are also affected by ffoxdie. Mozilla confirmed to CVE that ffoxdie and ffoxdie3 trigger the same underlying vulnerability. NOTE: it was later reported that Firefox 2.0 RC2 and 1.5.0.7 are also affected.
CVE-2006-4253 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from k-meleon_project, from mozilla, from netscape organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2006-08-21T20:04:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
4.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | k-meleon_project | k-meleon | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.8 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.9 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.9 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.9.1 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.9.2 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.9.3 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.10 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 0.10.1 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | netscape | navigator | 8.1 | Yes |
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