CVE-2006-5633
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CVE-2006-5633 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Firefox 1.5.0.7 and 2.0, and Seamonkey 1.1b, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a range object using createRange, calling selectNode on a DocType node (DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE), then calling createContextualFragment on the range, which triggers a null dereference. NOTE: the original Bugtraq post mentioned that code execution was possible, but followup analysis has shown that it is only a null dereference.. EPSS estimates a 6.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Firefox 1.5.0.7 and 2.0, and Seamonkey 1.1b, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a range object using createRange, calling selectNode on a DocType node (DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE), then calling createContextualFragment on the range, which triggers a null dereference. NOTE: the original Bugtraq post mentioned that code execution was possible, but followup analysis has shown that it is only a null dereference.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.7 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | — |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | Beta |
References
- http://www.gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-firefox.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450168/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-firefox.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450168/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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