Use-after-free vulnerability in the LiveConnect bridge code for Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
CVE-2006-6502
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.1 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 2.4% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.1HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.1(low)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 83%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 20, 2006
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (106)
- secalert@redhatftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc
- secalert@redhathttp://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297
- secalert@redhathttp://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338
- secalert@redhathttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23282
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23420
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23422
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23433
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23439
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23440
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23468
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23514
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | mozilla-thunderbird-dev (1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.6.10) @ edgy | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libnspr4 (1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.6.06) @ dapper | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libnspr4 (2.0.0.1+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10) @ edgy | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4 | 2006-12-19 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.7-0.1.el4 | 2006-12-19 | redhat |
| redhat | firefox-0:1.5.0.9-0.1.el4 | 2006-12-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:3.1(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | 2:1.7.8-1 ... 2:1.7.8-1sarge9 (13 versions) | 2:1.7.8-1sarge10 | — |
| mozilla-firefox | 1.0.4-2 ... 1.0.4-2sarge9 (14 versions) | 1.0.4-2sarge15 | — |
| mozilla-thunderbird | 1.0.2-2 ... 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.1 (10 versions) | 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | — | 45.0esr-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | — | 45.0esr-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | — | 45.0esr-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | — | 45.0esr-1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2006:0758CRITICAL2006-12-19
RHSA-2006:0758 — Critical
- Red HatRHSA-2006:0759CRITICAL2006-12-19
RHSA-2006:0759 — Critical
- Red HatRHSA-2006:0760CRITICAL2006-12-19
RHSA-2006:0760 — Critical
- UbuntuUSN-398-1MEDIUM
Firefox vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-398-2MEDIUM
Firefox vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-400-1MEDIUM
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-09-10 09:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-25 22:31 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-25 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-31 05:16 UTCVendor advisory
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