# CVE-2006-0292: The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:036
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24430
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:037
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19780
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19821
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10016
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00005.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18704
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18709
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/

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