CVE-2006-6504 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption triggered by appending SVG comment DOM nodes, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2006-6504?
CVE-2006-6504 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 20 Dec 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
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending an SVG comment DOM node to another type of document, which triggers memory corruption.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6504?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6504?
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-2006-6504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6504 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6504, GHSA-3gcx-69hx-4g6m.