CVE-2006-0293

Description

The function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates on freed objects.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.72% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24430	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18704	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015570	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18700	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-01.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322045	patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1494	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42654	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0293?: CVE-2006-0293 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0293?: To fix CVE-2006-0293, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0293 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0293 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.