7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-3801
Mozilla Firefox Native Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 before 1.5.0.5 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 does not properly clear a JavaScript reference to a frame or window, which leaves a pointer to a deleted object that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary native code.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2006, 8:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2018, 9:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3801 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 seamonkey
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-2006-3801.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19873 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21216 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21228 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21229 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21243
http://secunia.com/advisories/21246
http://secunia.com/advisories/21250
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336
http://secunia.com/advisories/21343
http://secunia.com/advisories/21358
http://secunia.com/advisories/21361
http://secunia.com/advisories/21529
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
http://secunia.com/advisories/22210
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-02.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016586
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016587
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016588
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-03.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/476724 Third Party Advisory 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.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-44.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_48_seamonkey.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0608.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441333/100/0/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/bid/19181 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-208A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2998
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27980
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-536
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-537
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11501
https://usn.ubuntu.com/327-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3801 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3801 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. 17, 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/1/441333/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446658/100/200/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/1/441333/100/0/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-327-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/327-1/ [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:11501 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11501 [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/27980 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27980 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 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-2006-3801 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-2006-3801 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

63.74 }} -6.35%

score

0.97554

percentile

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