CVE-2006-0293
The function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates on freed objects.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.74% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18704
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015570
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322045Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24430
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42654
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18704
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.