CVE-2006-4567
published 2006-09-15CVE-2006-4567: Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which…
PriorityP410low2.6CVSS 2.0
AVNACHAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
1.79%
75.7th percentile
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-1 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-1 (sid) | firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | <= 1.5.0.6 | — |
| mozilla | thunderbird | <= 1.5.0.6 | — |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1.5.0.7-1 | 1.5.0.7-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1.5.0.7-1 | 1.5.0.7-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1.5.0.7-1 | 1.5.0.7-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1.5.0.7-1 | 1.5.0.7-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.02.6LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv2.6LOW
vendor_ubuntu7.6HIGH
vendor_debian2.6LOW
vendor_redhat2.6LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-g5fp-x2h2-86wp: Mozilla Firefox before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-4567 [LOW] GHSA-g5fp-x2h2-86wp: Mozilla Firefox before 1
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
OSV
CVE-2006-4567: Mozilla Firefox before 1
osv·2006-09-15·CVSS 2.6
CVE-2006-4567 [LOW] CVE-2006-4567: Mozilla Firefox before 1
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-09-25·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2006-4253 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening
a malicious email containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript
is disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable
it. (CVE-2006-4253, CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566, CVE-2006-4571)
The NSS library did not sufficiently check the padding of PKCS #1 v1.5
signatures if the exponent of the public key is 3 (which is widely
used for CAs). This could be exploited to forge valid signatures
without the need of the secret key. (CVE-2006-4340)
Jon Oberheide reported a way how a remote attacker could trick users
into downloading arbitrary extensions with circumventing t
Ubuntu
firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-09-23·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2006-4571 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
Title: firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: firefox vulnerabilities
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening
a malicious web page containing JavaScript. (CVE-2006-4253,
CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566, CVE-2006-4568, CVE-2006-4569
CVE-2006-4571)
The NSS library did not sufficiently check the padding of PKCS #1 v1.5
signatures if the exponent of the public key is 3 (which is widely
used for CAs). This could be exploited to forge valid signatures
without the need of the secret key. (CVE-2006-4340)
Jon Oberheide reported a way how a remote attacker could trick users
into downloading arbitrary extensions with circumventing the normal
SSL certificate check. The attacker would have to be in a position to
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2006-09-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2006-3113 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
This update upgrades Thunderbird from 1.0.8 to 1.5.0.7. This step was
necessary since the 1.0.x series is not supported by upstream any
more.
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening
a malicious email containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript
is disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable
it. (CVE-2006-3113, CVE-2006-3802, CVE-2006-3803, CVE-2006-3805,
CVE-2006-3806, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3810,
CVE-2006-3811, CVE-2006-3812, CVE-2006-4253, CVE-2006-4565,
CVE-2006-4566, CVE-2006-4571)
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the handling of .vcard files.
By tricking a user
Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2006-09-15·CVSS 2.6
CVE-2006-4567 [LOW] security flaw
security flaw
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
Debian
CVE-2006-4567: firefox - Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for ...
vendor_debian·2006·CVSS 2.6
CVE-2006-4567 [LOW] CVE-2006-4567: firefox - Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for ...
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-4567 security flaw
bugzilla·2018-08-16·CVSS 2.6
CVE-2006-4567 [LOW] CVE-2006-4567 security flaw
CVE-2006-4567 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 before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-4340 Various SeaMonkey security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
bugzilla·2006-09-14·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2006-4340 [HIGH] CVE-2006-4340 Various SeaMonkey security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
CVE-2006-4340 Various SeaMonkey security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
** MFSA-2006-57 **
Two flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain
regular expressions. A malicious web page could crash the
browser or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566)
CVE-2006-4565 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346090
CVE-2006-4566 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346794
impact=critical,public=20060914
** MFSA-2006-58 **
A flaw was found in the Firefox auto-update verfication
system. An attacker who has the ability to spoof a victim's
DNS could get Firefox to download and install malicious code.
In order to exploit this issue an attacker would also need to
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-4340 Various Firefox security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4569 CVE-2006-4571)
bugzilla·2006-09-14·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2006-4340 [HIGH] CVE-2006-4340 Various Firefox security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4569 CVE-2006-4571)
CVE-2006-4340 Various Firefox security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4569 CVE-2006-4571)
** MFSA-2006-57 **
Two flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain
regular expressions. A malicious web page could crash the
browser or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566)
CVE-2006-4565 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346090
CVE-2006-4566 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346794
impact=critical,public=20060914
** MFSA-2006-58 **
A flaw was found in the Firefox auto-update verfication
system. An attacker who has the ability to spoof a victim's
DNS could get Firefox to download and install malicious code.
In order to exploit this issue an attacker would a
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-4340 Various Thunderbird security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
bugzilla·2006-09-14·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2006-4340 [HIGH] CVE-2006-4340 Various Thunderbird security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
CVE-2006-4340 Various Thunderbird security issues (CVE-2006-4253 CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4566 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4571)
** MFSA-2006-57 **
Two flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain
regular expressions. A malicious web page could crash the
browser or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566)
CVE-2006-4565 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346090
CVE-2006-4566 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346794
** MFSA-2006-58 **
A flaw was found in the Firefox auto-update verfication
system. An attacker who has the ability to spoof a victim's
DNS could get Firefox to download and install malicious code.
In order to exploit this issue an attacker would also need to
get a victim to previously acc
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2006-09-15
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