Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Thunderbird 1.5 if Javascript is enabled in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the QueryInterface method of the built-in Location and Navigator objects, which leads to memory corruption.
Published 2006-02-02 20:06:00
Updated 2018-10-19 15:43:59
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0295

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.97%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2006-0295

  • Firefox location.QueryInterface() Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2006-02-02
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/multi/browser/firefox_queryinterface
    This module exploits a code execution vulnerability in the Mozilla Firefox browser. To reliably exploit this vulnerability, we need to fill almost a gigabyte of memory with our nop sled and payload. This module has been tested on OS X 10.3 with the stock Firefox 1.

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-0295

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.1
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.9
6.4
NIST

References for CVE-2006-0295

Products affected by CVE-2006-0295

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