CVE-2006-1790

N/A Unknown
Published: April 14, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19721
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19729
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19759
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19780
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19794
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19811
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19852
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19950
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20051
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-11.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25809
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11202
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1266
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19811
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-11.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

98 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.9%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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