9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-2779
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Buffer Overread Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2006, 7:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2779 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2779.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2779 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2779 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-323-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-296-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-296-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-297-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-297-3 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9762 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9762 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26843 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26843 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2779 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2779 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.09 }} -0.13%

score

0.99815

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability