Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending an SVG comment DOM node to another type of document, which triggers memory corruption.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | firefox-esr | 45.0esr-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | firefox-esr | 45.0esr-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | firefox-esr | 45.0esr-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | devhelp +1 | 0.10-0.6.el4 | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox +1 | 1.5.0.9-0.1.el4 | RHSA-2006:0760, RHSA-2006:0758 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.7-0.1.el4 | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.7-0.1.el3 | RHSA-2006:0759 |
| RHEL 2 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.7-0.1.el2 | RHSA-2006:0759 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2006:0759 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2006:0760 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2006:0758 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 21668 vdb-entry
- 23433 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:010 vendor-advisory
- 23439 third-party-advisory
- 23672 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-5068 vdb-entry
- 23468 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0758 vendor-advisory
- 1017417 vdb-entry
- 23692 third-party-advisory
- USN-398-2 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200701-04 vendor-advisory
- 23282 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2006-1491 vendor-advisory
- 23422 third-party-advisory
- HPSBUX02153 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-73.html
- 23614 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0759 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11077 vdb-entry signature
- USN-398-1 vendor-advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-051.html
- ADV-2008-0083 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2007-004 vendor-advisory
- 23440 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:080 vendor-advisory
- 20061222 rPSA-2006-0234-1 firefox mailing-list
- 23545 third-party-advisory
- 23618 third-party-advisory
- 1017418 vdb-entry
- TA06-354A third-party-advisory
- 20061220 ZDI-06-051: Mozilla Firefox SVG Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- 23589 third-party-advisory
- VU#928956 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883
- 20070102 rPSA-2006-0234-2 firefox thunderbird mailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2007:006 vendor-advisory
- 23601 third-party-advisory
- 23514 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200701-02 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0760 vendor-advisory