Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

MFSA2006-38 SeaMonkey: Buffer overflow in crypto.signText() (CVE-2006-2778)

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

MFSA2006-38 SeaMonkey: Buffer overflow in crypto.signText() (CVE-2006-2778)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/02/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/03/2012
Modified
02/13/2015

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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-seamonkey-upgrade-1_0_2

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;