CVE-2006-6585 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can hide malicious extensions from the manager list by exploiting a population flaw, requiring user interaction to install the extension.
- 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-2006-6585?
CVE-2006-6585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 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
The Extensions manager in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 does not properly populate the list of local extensions, which allows attackers to construct an extension that hides itself by finding its name in the list and then calling RemoveElement, as demonstrated by the FFsniFF extension. NOTE: it was later reported that 3.0 is also affected.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6585?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-6585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6585, GHSA-626g-w2m9-f8hr.