CVE-2006-2776
What it is
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 6.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 6.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 6.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-2776.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-2776. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575969
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-37.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575969
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-37.html
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20376
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21178
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21210
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21269
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21324
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21607
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24108
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102800-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118