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CVE-2006-6501 Detail

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and install malicious code via the watch Javascript function.


Metrics

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc Broken Link 
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc Broken Link 
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297 Broken Link 
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297 Broken Link 
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338 Broken Link 
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338 Broken Link 
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 Broken Link 
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 Broken Link 
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 Broken Link 
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23282 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23282 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23420 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23420 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23422 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23422 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23433 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23433 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23439 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23439 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23440 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23440 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23468 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23468 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23545 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23545 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23589 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23589 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23591 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23591 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23598 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23598 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23601 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23601 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23614 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23614 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23618 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23618 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23672 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23672 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23692 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23692 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23988 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23988 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24078 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24078 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24390 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24390 Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017403 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017403 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017404 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017404 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017407 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017407 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/263412 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/263412 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-70.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-70.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Third Party Advisory 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883 Broken Link 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9746 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9746 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6501
NVD Published Date:
12/19/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.