CVE-2006-2776
published 2006-06-02CVE-2006-2776: Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote…
PriorityP431high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
6.24%
92.7th percentile
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
Affected
47 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| debian | firefox | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 (sid) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
mozilla vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-07-26·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2006-2775 [MEDIUM] mozilla vulnerabilities
Title: mozilla vulnerabilities
Summary: mozilla vulnerabilities
Jonas Sicking discovered that under some circumstances persisted XUL
attributes are associated with the wrong URL. A malicious web site
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user. (MFSA 2006-35, CVE-2006-2775)
Paul Nickerson discovered that content-defined setters on an object
prototype were getting called by privileged UI code. It was
demonstrated that this could be exploited to run arbitrary web script
with full user privileges (MFSA 2006-37, CVE-2006-2776). A similar
attack was discovered by moz_bug_r_a4 that leveraged SelectionObject
notifications that were called in privileged context. (MFSA 2006-43,
CVE-2006-2777)
Mikolaj Habryn discovered a buffer overflow in the crypto.signText()
f
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-07-26·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2775 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
USN-297-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Thunderbird for the Ubuntu
6.06 LTS release. This update provides the corresponding fixes for
Ubuntu 5.04 and Ubuntu 5.10.
For reference, these are the details of the original USN:
Jonas Sicking discovered that under some circumstances persisted XUL
attributes are associated with the wrong URL. A malicious web site
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user. (MFSA 2006-35, CVE-2006-2775)
Paul Nickerson discovered that content-defined setters on an object
prototype were getting called by privileged UI code. It was
demonstrated that this could be exploited to run arbitrary web
script with full user privileges (MFSA 2006-37, CVE-2006-2776).
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-07-25·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2006-2775 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox vulnerabilities
USN-296-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Firefox for the Ubuntu 6.06
LTS release. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu
5.04 and Ubuntu 5.10.
For reference, these are the details of the original USN:
Jonas Sicking discovered that under some circumstances persisted XUL
attributes are associated with the wrong URL. A malicious web site
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user. (MFSA 2006-35, CVE-2006-2775)
Paul Nickerson discovered that content-defined setters on an object
prototype were getting called by privileged UI code. It was
demonstrated that this could be exploited to run arbitrary web script
with full user privileges (MFSA 2006-37, CVE-2006-2776). A similar
at
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-06-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2775 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Jonas Sicking discovered that under some circumstances persisted XUL
attributes are associated with the wrong URL. A malicious web site
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user. (MFSA 2006-35, CVE-2006-2775)
Paul Nickerson discovered that content-defined setters on an object
prototype were getting called by privileged UI code. It was
demonstrated that this could be exploited to run arbitrary web script
with full user privileges (MFSA 2006-37, CVE-2006-2776).
Mikolaj Habryn discovered a buffer overflow in the crypto.signText()
function. By sending an email with malicious JavaScript to an user,
and that user enabled JavaScript in Thunderbird (which is not the
default and not recomm
Ubuntu
firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-06-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2775 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
Title: firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: firefox vulnerabilities
Jonas Sicking discovered that under some circumstances persisted XUL
attributes are associated with the wrong URL. A malicious web site
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user. (MFSA 2006-35, CVE-2006-2775)
Paul Nickerson discovered that content-defined setters on an object
prototype were getting called by privileged UI code. It was
demonstrated that this could be exploited to run arbitrary web script
with full user privileges (MFSA 2006-37, CVE-2006-2776). A similar
attack was discovered by moz_bug_r_a4 that leveraged SelectionObject
notifications that were called in privileged context. (MFSA 2006-43,
CVE-2006-2777)
Mikolaj Habryn discovered a buffer overflow in the crypto.signText()
f
Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2006-06-01·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2776 [HIGH] security flaw
security flaw
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
Debian
CVE-2006-2776: firefox - Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 cal...
vendor_debian·2006·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2776 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2776: firefox - Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 cal...
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1)
GHSA
GHSA-985f-vgcq-rjrx: Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-2776 [HIGH] GHSA-985f-vgcq-rjrx: Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
OSV
CVE-2006-2776: Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1
osv·2006-06-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2776 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2776: Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2776 security flaw
bugzilla·2018-08-16·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2776 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2776 security flaw
CVE-2006-2776 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:
Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
bugzilla·2006-07-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2783 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #196971 +++
These issues will remain unfixed in Mozilla until Seamonkey is released. They
are not additional issues, simply problems which are fixed as part of the upgrade.
CVE-2006-2777 MFSA 2006-43
CVE-2006-2776 MFSA 2006-37
CVE-2006-2784 MFSA 2006-36
CVE-2006-2785 MFSA 2006-34
CVE-2006-2787 MFSA 2006-31
Several flaws were found in the way Mozilla processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary javascript
instructions with the permissions of "chrome", allowing the page to steal
sensitive information or install browser malware.
CVE-2006-2783 MFSA
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2779 multiple Thunderbird issues (CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-2781, CVE-2006-2783,CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
bugzilla·2006-06-28·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2779 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2779 multiple Thunderbird issues (CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-2781, CVE-2006-2783,CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2779 multiple Thunderbird issues (CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-2781, CVE-2006-2783,CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #196973 +++
These issues will remain unfixed in Thunderbird until we upgrade to Thunderbird
1.5. They are not additional issues, simply problems which are fixed as part of
the upgrade.
CVE-2006-2777 MFSA 2006-43
CVE-2006-2776 MFSA 2006-37
CVE-2006-2784 MFSA 2006-36
CVE-2006-2785 MFSA 2006-34
CVE-2006-2787 MFSA 2006-31
Several flaws were found in the way Thunderbird processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious HTML mail could execute arbitrary javascript
instructions with the permissions of "chrome", allowing the mail to steal
sensiti
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
bugzilla·2006-06-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2783 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #196969 +++
These issues will remain unfixed in Mozilla until Seamonkey is released. They
are not additional issues, simply problems which are fixed as part of the upgrade.
CVE-2006-2777 MFSA 2006-43
CVE-2006-2776 MFSA 2006-37
CVE-2006-2784 MFSA 2006-36
CVE-2006-2785 MFSA 2006-34
CVE-2006-2787 MFSA 2006-31
Several flaws were found in the way Mozilla processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary javascript
instructions with the permissions of "chrome", allowing the page to steal
sensitive information or install browser malware.
CVE-2006-2783 MFSA
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
bugzilla·2006-06-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2783 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Seamonkey issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2777 MFSA 2006-43
CVE-2006-2776 MFSA 2006-37
CVE-2006-2784 MFSA 2006-36
CVE-2006-2785 MFSA 2006-34
CVE-2006-2787 MFSA 2006-31
Several flaws were found in the way Mozilla processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary javascript
instructions with the permissions of "chrome", allowing the page to steal
sensitive information or install browser malware.
CVE-2006-2783 MFSA 2006-42
A cross site scripting flaw was found in the way Mozilla processes Unicode
Byte-order-Mark (BOM) markers in UTF-8 web pages. A malicious web page
could execute a script within the browser that a web input sanitizer could
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Firefox issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
bugzilla·2006-06-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-2783 [HIGH] CVE-2006-2783 multiple Firefox issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
CVE-2006-2783 multiple Firefox issues (CVE-2006-2782,CVE-2006-2778,CVE-2006-2776,CVE-2006-2784,CVE-2006-2785,CVE-2006-2786,CVE-2006-2787,CVE-2006-2788)
These issues will remain unfixed in Firefox until we upgrade to Firefox 1.5.
They are not additional issues, simply problems which are fixed as part of the
upgrade.
CVE-2006-2777 MFSA 2006-43
CVE-2006-2776 MFSA 2006-37
CVE-2006-2784 MFSA 2006-36
CVE-2006-2785 MFSA 2006-34
CVE-2006-2787 MFSA 2006-31
Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processes certain javascript
actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary javascript
instructions with the permissions of "chrome", allowing the page to steal
sensitive information or install browser malware.
CVE-2006-2783 MFSA 2006-42
A cross site scripting flaw was found in the way Firefox
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