The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04577 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 rc | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 rc Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 beta1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 alpha | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2006:0330 Released 2006-04-21 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
- RHSA-2006:0200 Released 2006-02-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.3.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0200, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0200, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0200, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0200, RHSA-2006:0330 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fqv-4m7q-x5j2
References
Advisory 20
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Sources
- CVE-2006-0292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fqv-4m7q-x5j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-0292 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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