CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1790

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A regression fix in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the InstallTrigger.install method, which leads to memory corruption.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential remote code execution on the vulnerable system, which could lead to browser takeover and possibly full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Mozilla Firefox to a version later than 1.0.7 that includes the complete fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A regression fix in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the InstallTrigger.install method, which leads to memory corruption.

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