CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0293

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and potentially execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection operating on freed objects.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote code execution or browser crash, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of user systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Firefox to version 1.5.0.1 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates on freed objects.

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