Overview
A vulnerability exists in Mozilla products that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Description
Mozilla products contain a vulnerability in the CSS cursor property on Microsoft Windows that may result in a crash when handling malicious images. According to the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-69: A miscalculated size during conversion of the image to a Windows bitmap can result in a heap buffer overflow which could be used to compromise the victim's computer. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. |
Solution
Apply an update |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-69.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23591/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23598/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23439/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23514/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23545/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23601/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23614/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23618/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23692/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668
Acknowledgements
This issue is addressed in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-69. Mozilla credits Frederik Reiss with providing information about this issue.
This document was written by Chris Taschner.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-6500 |
| Severity Metric: | 12.15 |
| Date Public: | 2006-12-19 |
| Date First Published: | 2007-01-18 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-01-18 15:55 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 27 |