Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0293
CVE-2006-0293
Description
The function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates on freed objects.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
27- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/18700nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18704nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19862nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19863nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19902nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19941nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21622nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22065nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xmlnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-01.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24430nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42654nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1494nvd
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