Stack-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving JavaScript. NOTE: the vendor and original researchers have released a follow-up comment disputing the severity of this issue, in which the researcher states that "we mentioned that there was a previously known Firefox vulnerability that could result in a stack overflow ending up in remote code execution. However, the code we presented did not in fact do this... I have not succeeded in making this code do anything more than cause a crash and eat up system resources"
CVE-2006-5159 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mozilla 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.
2006-10-05T04:04:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 1.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | mozilla | firefox | preview_release | Yes |
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