CVE-2006-0748: Critical severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2006

Updated

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 "an invalid and non-sensical ordering of table-related tags" that results in a negative array index.

Affected Software

27 affected components

Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2

Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta

Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1

Mozilla Firefox=1.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2

Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=1.0

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=preview_release

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1

Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6

Event History

Apr 14, 2006

CVE Published

10:02 AM

CVE Published

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0748?

CVE-2006-0748 is classified as a critical vulnerability, as it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0748?

To fix CVE-2006-0748, users should upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird that has patched the vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0748?

CVE-2006-0748 affects Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.8, along with Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey before version 1.0.1.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-0748?

CVE-2006-0748 can be exploited through specially crafted web pages or email messages that trigger the vulnerability.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-0748?

While there is no official workaround for CVE-2006-0748, users are advised to avoid opening untrusted links and emails until they can update their software.