CVE-2006-0295

Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Thunderbird 1.5 if Javascript is enabled in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the QueryInterface method of the built-in Location and Navigator objects, which leads to memory corruption.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 82.37% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319296	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18704	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1562	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015570	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24433	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18700	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-04.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/759273	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-038A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0295?: CVE-2006-0295 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0295?: To fix CVE-2006-0295, 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-2006-0295 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0295 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~82% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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