critical
9.3
CWE
94
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-2779: Code Injection

First published: Fri Jun 02 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=preview_release
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/20376

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/20382

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/20561

Remedy

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202

Remedy

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214

Remedy

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml

Remedy

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-153A.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-2779?

    The severity of CVE-2006-2779 is high, as it can lead to denial of service and possible arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-2779?

    To fix CVE-2006-2779, update to Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird versions 1.5.0.4 or later.

  • What versions of Mozilla Firefox are affected by CVE-2006-2779?

    Affected versions of Mozilla Firefox include version 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, and 1.5 up to 1.5.0.3.

  • What versions of Thunderbird are affected by CVE-2006-2779?

    Affected versions of Mozilla Thunderbird include version 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, and 1.0 up to 1.5.0.3.

  • What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2006-2779 exploit?

    CVE-2006-2779 exploits vulnerabilities through nested <option> tags, DOMNodeRemoved mutation events, and other DOM manipulation methods.

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