CVE-2006-2723 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified versions of Mozilla Firefox allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags. NOTE: a followup post indicated that the initial report could not be verified.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 - 'marquee' Denial of Service | 2006-06-02 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435373/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435411/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435882/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436268/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26898
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435373/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435411/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435882/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436268/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26898
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