Vulnerability Note VU#466673

Mozilla contains multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities

Overview

Mozilla contains several memory corruption vulnerabilities. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

I. 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.

II. 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.

III. Solution

Apply an update

Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-32 for fixed versions of Mozilla products.

Disable JavaScript

This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling JavaScript.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Mozilla, Inc.	Vulnerable	2-Jun-2006

References

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-32.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228

Credit

Thanks to the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public	06/01/2006
Date First Published	06/02/2006 11:44:18 AM
Date Last Updated	02/09/2007
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CVE-2006-2779
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	8.03
Document Revision	15

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