CVE-2006-1730 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-1730: Integer overflow in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number in the CSS letter-spacing property that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2006-1730's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10% (95th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:10% · 30-day exploit probability95th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-1730 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

thunderbird→ fixed in1.5.0.2-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

thunderbird→ fixed in1.5.0.2-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

thunderbird→ fixed in1.5.0.2-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird

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