CVE-2006-3809

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 allows scripts with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege to gain UniversalXPConnect privileges and possibly execute code or obtain sensitive data by reading into a privileged context.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.96% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1161	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21243	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0608.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1160	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19181	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22055	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2998	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-361-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441333/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21529	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21216	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9753	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/21654	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016588	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/329-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:146	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22210	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-53.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21634	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21607	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016586	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19873	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/327-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21361	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21275	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21246	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_48_seamonkey.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21229	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21675	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016587	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21228	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21250	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-350-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22342	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21358	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-536
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-537
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27990	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21343	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1159	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3809?: CVE-2006-3809 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3809?: To fix CVE-2006-3809, 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-2006-3809 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3809 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.