CVE-2006-2779
What it is
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) nested <option> tags in a select tag, (2) a DOMNodeRemoved mutation event, (3) "Content-implemented tree views," (4) BoxObjects, (5) the XBL implementation, (6) an iframe that attempts to remove itself, which leads to memory corruption.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 7.0% 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: 7.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 7.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- 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 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- 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/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
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/21634
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21654
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27216
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214