CVE-2006-1733
published 2006-04-14CVE-2006-1733: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the…
PriorityP333medium6.8CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
5.08%
91.3th percentile
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
Affected
32 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.2-2 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.2-2 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.2-2 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.2-2 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | <= 1.0.7 | — |
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| mozilla | mozilla_suite | <= 1.7.12 | — |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv6.8MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.8HIGH
vendor_redhat6.8MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-05-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-1742 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Igor Bukanov discovered that the JavaScript engine did not properly
declare some temporary variables. Under some rare circumstances, a
malicious mail with embedded JavaScript could exploit this to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. (CVE-2006-0292,
CVE-2006-1742)
The function XULDocument.persist() did not sufficiently validate the
names of attributes. An attacker could exploit this to inject
arbitrary XML code into the file 'localstore.rdf', which is read and
evaluated at startup. This could include JavaScript commands that
would be run with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-0296)
Due to a flaw in the HTML tag parser a specific sequence of HTML tags
caused memory corruption. A malicious HTML emai
Ubuntu
Mozilla vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-04-28·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2006-1736 [MEDIUM] Mozilla vulnerabilities
Title: Mozilla vulnerabilities
Summary: Mozilla vulnerabilities
Web pages with extremely long titles caused subsequent launches of
Mozilla browser to hang for up to a few minutes, or caused Mozilla to
crash on computers with insufficient memory. (CVE-2005-4134)
Igor Bukanov discovered that the JavaScript engine did not properly
declare some temporary variables. Under some rare circumstances, a
malicious website could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user. (CVE-2006-0292, CVE-2006-1742)
The function XULDocument.persist() did not sufficiently validate the
names of attributes. An attacker could exploit this to inject
arbitrary XML code into the file 'localstore.rdf', which is read and
evaluated at startup. This could include JavaScript commands that
would
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-04-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2005-4134 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox vulnerabilities
Web pages with extremely long titles caused subsequent launches of
Firefox browser to hang for up to a few minutes, or caused Firefox to
crash on computers with insufficient memory. (CVE-2005-4134)
Igor Bukanov discovered that the JavaScript engine did not properly
declare some temporary variables. Under some rare circumstances, a
malicious website could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user. (CVE-2006-0292, CVE-2006-1742)
The function XULDocument.persist() did not sufficiently validate the
names of attributes. An attacker could exploit this to inject
arbitrary XML code into the file 'localstore.rdf', which is read and
evaluated at startup. This could include JavaScript commands that
would
Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2006-04-14·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] security flaw
security flaw
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
Debian
CVE-2006-1733: firefox - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla S...
vendor_debian·2006·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733: firefox - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla S...
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.2-2)
GHSA
GHSA-qc6m-vfp3-h4f4: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-03
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] GHSA-qc6m-vfp3-h4f4: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
OSV
CVE-2006-1733: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1
osv·2006-04-14·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 security flaw
bugzilla·2018-08-16·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 security flaw
CVE-2006-1733 security flaw
Flaw bug created to hold information about an old flaw we knew something about. For more details see the MITRE CVE description.
Discussion:
MITRE description:
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly protect the compilation scope of privileged built-in XBL bindings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) valueOf.call or (2) valueOf.apply methods of an XBL binding, or (3) "by inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain."
Bugzilla
Mozilla Thunderbird multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, CVE-2006-1730, CVE-2006-0292, et al.)
bugzilla·2006-04-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-0749 [HIGH] Mozilla Thunderbird multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, CVE-2006-1730, CVE-2006-0292, et al.)
Mozilla Thunderbird multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, CVE-2006-1730, CVE-2006-0292, et al.)
Mozilla has released a new version of Mozilla Thunderbird that corrects
serious and critical vulnerabilities in that product. Red Hat has issued
advisory RHSA-2006:0330-01 .
With that advisory, Red Hat has released thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.
Here is the Problem Description from that advisory:
"Several bugs were found in the way Thunderbird processes malformed
javascript. A malicious HTML mail message could modify the content of a
different open HTML mail message, possibly stealing sensitive information
or conducting a cross-site scripting attack. Please note that JavaScript
support is disabled by default in Thunderbird. (CVE-2006-1731,
CVE-2006-1732, CVE-2006-1741)
"Several b
Bugzilla
multiple critical Firefox, Mozilla vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, et al.)
bugzilla·2006-04-17·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2006-0749 [CRITICAL] multiple critical Firefox, Mozilla vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, et al.)
multiple critical Firefox, Mozilla vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-0749, CVE-2006-1724, et al.)
Red Hat has issued RHSA:2006-0328-01 for Firefox
releasing firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.
"Critical: Firefox security update
...
"Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now available.
"This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team. ...
"Several bugs were found in the way Firefox processes malformed javascript.
A malicious web page could modify the content of a different open web page,
possibly stealing sensitive information or conducting a cross-site
scripting attack. (CVE-2006-1731, CVE-2006-1732, CVE-2006-1741)
"Several bugs were found in the way Firefox processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious web page could execute ar
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
bugzilla·2006-04-13·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-1733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
CVE-2006-1733 Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call()
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that the compilation scope of privileged built-in
XBL bindings was not fully protected from web content and could be accessed
by calling valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() on a method of that binding.
This could then be used to compile and run attacker-supplied JavaScript,
giving it the privileges of the binding which would allow an attacker to
install malware such as viruses and password sniffers.
shutdown reported an alternate way to get to XBL compilation scope by
inserting an XBL method into the DOM's document.body prototype chain.
Note: Thunderbird shares the JavaScript engine with Firefox and could be
vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enab
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