CVE-2006-4571 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes, memory corruption, and potentially execute arbitrary code in Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey via malicious web content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4571?
CVE-2006-4571 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 15 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), corrupt memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, some of which involve JavaScript, and possibly large images or plugin data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4571?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4571?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4571, GHSA-vp9x-6f47-r7r2.