Overview
Mozilla Firefox contains a deleted object reference vulnerability. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Mozilla Firefox contains a vulnerability that causes a deleted object to be referenced when designMode is set to "on." When Firefox attempts to use this deleted object, the browser can crash. It may be possible to execute arbitrary code by using references to deleted objects. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. |
Solution
Apply an update Update to Firefox 1.5.0.3, as specified in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-30. |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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| Temporal | ||
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References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by splices. Mozilla also credits Martijn Wargers and Nick Mott.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-1993 |
| Severity Metric: | 7.88 |
| Date Public: | 2006-04-24 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-05-02 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-05-18 19:47 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 19 |