CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2776

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before version 1.5.0.4 allows a remote attacker to execute code with higher privileges than intended by exploiting privileged UI code calling content-defined setters on an object prototype.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could take control of the browser or email client, gaining access to sensitive data or installing malware.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to version 1.5.0.4 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Certain privileged UI code in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 calls content-defined setters on an object prototype, which allows remote attackers to execute code at a higher privilege than intended.

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