Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1742
CVE-2006-1742
Description
The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not properly handle temporary variables that are not garbage collected, which might allow remote attackers to trigger operations on freed memory and cause memory corruption.
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Affected products
33cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.7
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.7.12
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.7.13
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.7
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
52- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492382nvdUS Government Resource
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txtnvd
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.ascnvd
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19631nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19696nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19714nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19721nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19729nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19746nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19759nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19780nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19794nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19811nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19823nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19852nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19862nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19863nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19902nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19941nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19950nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20051nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21033nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21622nvd
- 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-200604-12.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-10.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25807nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1087nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11808nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/nvd
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