CVE-2006-6585
The Extensions manager in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 does not properly populate the list of local extensions, which allows attackers to construct an extension that hides itself by finding its name in the list and then calling RemoveElement, as demonstrated by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Extensions manager in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 does not properly populate the list of local extensions, which allows attackers to construct an extension that hides itself by finding its name in the list and then calling RemoveElement, as demonstrated by the FFsniFF extension. NOTE: it was later reported that 3.0 is also affected.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://azurit.elbiahosting.sk/ffsniff/ffsniff-0.2.tar.gz
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2046
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493585/100/0/threaded
- http://azurit.elbiahosting.sk/ffsniff/ffsniff-0.2.tar.gz
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2046
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493585/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.