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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-4565

Original release date:09/15/2006
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a JavaScript regular expression with a "minimal quantifier."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0677
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0676
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21949
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21949
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21906
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21906
External Source: XF
Name: mozilla-javascript-expression-bo(28955)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28955
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02153
Hyperlink:http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT061181
Hyperlink:http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0083
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-1198
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3748
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3617
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3617
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1191
Hyperlink:http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1191
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-361-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-361-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-354-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-352-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-352-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-351-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-351-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-350-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-350-1
External Source: BID
Name: 20042
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20042
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0675
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0675.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:054
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_54_mozilla.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-57.html
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-57.html
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1210
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1210
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1192
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1192
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm
Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016848
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016848
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016847
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016847
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016846
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016846
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200610-04
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-04.xml
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200610-01
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-01.xml
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200609-19
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22849
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22849
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22422
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22422
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22391
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22391
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22342
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22342
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22299
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22299
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22274
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22274
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22247
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22247
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22210
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22210
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22195
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22195
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22088
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22088
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22074
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22074
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22056
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22056
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22055
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22055
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22036
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22036
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22025
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22025
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22001
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22001
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21950
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21950
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21940
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21940
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21939
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21939
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21916
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21916
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21915
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21915
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11421
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11421
External Source: SGI
Name: 20060901-01-P
Hyperlink:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640
Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060915 rPSA-2006-0169-1 firefox thunderbird
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446140/100/0/threaded
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:169
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:169
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:168
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:168
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24711
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24711
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22066
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22066

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11421
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11421

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.6 and previous versions
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4565