Overview
Mozilla contains several memory corruption vulnerabilities. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Mozilla team members have discovered multiple vulnerabilities that cause the browser engine to crash. In certain circumstances, these vulnerabilities may allow arbitrary code execution. Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are reported to be vulnerable. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page, an HTML email message, or an HTML email attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. |
Solution
Apply an update Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-32 for fixed versions of Mozilla products. |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
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References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-2779 |
| Severity Metric: | 8.03 |
| Date Public: | 2006-06-01 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-06-02 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-02-09 14:35 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 15 |