--- title: "CVE-2006-6498\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-6498?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2006-6498 Publication date 20 December 2006 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine for Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, SeaMonkey before 1.0.7, and Mozilla 1.7 and probably earlier on Solaris, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown impact and attack vectors. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected | | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.0.0.6+1-0ubuntu1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.0.0.6+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.13~prepatch070731-0ubuntu1 | | firefox-3.0 | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 3.0~alpha7-0ubuntu6 | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | iceape | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.1.4-1ubuntu2 | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | lightning-sunbird | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 0.5-0ubuntu4 | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | midbrowser | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 0.1.6b-0ubuntu2 | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | mozilla-thunderbird | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.7.04 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.10 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.06 | | xulrunner | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.8.0.10-3ubuntu1 | | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.8.0.10-3ubuntu1 | | 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6498) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6498) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-6498) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6498) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-400-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-400-1) + Thunderbird vulnerabilities + 5 January 2007 + [USN-398-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-398-2) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 3 January 2007 + [USN-398-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-398-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 3 January 2007 ### Other references *