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CVE-2006-2779 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20382	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20709	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21210	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21607	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21634	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21654	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27216	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202	CVE	Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214	CVE	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26843	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9762	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102943-1	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200387-1	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-1/	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1159	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1160	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-21.xml	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466673	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:146	CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-32.html	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-153A.html	CVE	PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3488	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20382	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20709	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21210	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21607	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21634	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21654	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27216	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202	[email protected]	Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214	[email protected]	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26843	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9762	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102943-1	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200387-1	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-1/	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1159	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1160	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-21.xml	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466673	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:146	[email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-32.html	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-153A.html	[email protected]	PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3488	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083	[email protected]

see all 122 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla firefox	0.8 0.9 0.9 rc 0.9.1 0.9.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:preview_release:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	0.6 0.7 0.7.1 0.7.2 0.7.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 5, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]