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FKIE_CVE-2006-5783

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-11-07 23:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:31
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.7

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      "value": "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"
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      "value": "** IMPUGNADO ** Firefox 1.5.0.7 en Kubuntu Linux permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda) mediante una URL larga en una etiqueta A. NOTA: este asunto ha sido impugnado por varios fabricantes, que no pudieron reproducir el informe. Adem\u00e1s, el \u00e1mbito del impacto - congelaci\u00f3n del sistema - sugiere que el asunto no est\u00e1 relacionado con Firefox. Debido a este impacto, CVE est\u00e1 de acuerdo con esta disputa."
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  "id": "CVE-2006-5783",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:31:52.120",
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