CVE-2006-0296: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Feb 2, 2006

Updated

The XULDocument.persist function in Mozilla, Firefox before 1.5.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not validate the attribute name, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript by injecting RDF data into the user's localstore.rdf file.

Affected Software

21 affected components

Mozilla Firefox=0.8

Mozilla Firefox=0.9

Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc

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

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=1.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1

Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0

Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta

Event History

Feb 2, 2006

CVE Published

08:06 PM

Feb 3, 2006

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0296?

CVE-2006-0296 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0296?

To remediate CVE-2006-0296, users should upgrade to Firefox version 1.5.0.1 or later and SeaMonkey version 1.0 or later.

What software is affected by CVE-2006-0296?

CVE-2006-0296 affects multiple versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to 1.5.0.1 and SeaMonkey prior to 1.0.

What does CVE-2006-0296 exploit?

CVE-2006-0296 exploits the XULDocument.persist function due to improper validation of attribute names, allowing RDF data injection.

Can CVE-2006-0296 lead to malware installation?

Yes, CVE-2006-0296 can lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript, which may result in malware installation on a vulnerable system.