VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-1790
A regression fix in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the InstallTrigger.install method, which leads to memory corruption.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 5.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A regression fix in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the InstallTrigger.install method, which leads to memory corruption.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.03% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19631Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19759Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19780
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19794Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19811Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19852Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
- 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-200604-12.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.