Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and…
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript into other sites by (1) "using a modal alert to suspend an event handler while a new page is being loaded", (2) using eval(), and using certain variants involving (3) "new Script;" and (4) using window.__proto__ to extend eval, aka "cross-site JavaScript injection".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03892 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 to before 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.7.13 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 3 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-2006:0329 Released 2006-04-18 · Red Hat rating Criticalmozilla security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.ppc +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
- RHSA-2006:0328 Released 2006-04-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329, RHSA-2006:0330 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1741
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r79-mxmm-hhc6
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Advisory 24
- USN-275-1
- RHSA-2006:0330
- USN-276-1
- RHSA-2006:0328
- GLSA-200604-12
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
- DSA-1051
- FEDORA-2006-410
- USN-271-1
- RHSA-2006:0329
- GLSA-200604-18
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9167
- 102550
- SUSE-SA:2006:021
- ADV-2006-1356
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1855
- MDKSA-2006:078
- 228526
- FEDORA-2006-411
- SUSE-SA:2006:022
- GLSA-200605-09
- MDKSA-2006:076
- DSA-1046
- DSA-1044
Sources
- CVE-2006-1741 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1741 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r79-mxmm-hhc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-1741 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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