CVE-2006-2778

N/A Unknown
Published: June 02, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The crypto.signText function in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain optional Certificate Authority name arguments, which causes an invalid array index and triggers a buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20382
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20709
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21210
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21607
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102763-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-21.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421529
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:146
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-38.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-153A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0058
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26849
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9703
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20709
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102763-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-21.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-38.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-153A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26849
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

110 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
23.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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