CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2787

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the EvalInSandbox function in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before version 1.5.0.4 allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges via JavaScript that calls the valueOf method on objects created outside the sandbox.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this flaw to execute code with higher privileges than intended, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to version 1.5.0.4 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

EvalInSandbox in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via javascript that calls the valueOf method on objects that were created outside of the sandbox.

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