CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0292

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before version 1.5.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code through improper object dereferencing during garbage collection.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential system compromise or browser crashes, which could lead to data leakage or operational disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Mozilla or Firefox to version 1.5.1 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS