# CVE-2006-0293: The function allocation code (js\_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) an

- 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 function allocation code (js_NewFunction in jsfun.c) in Firefox 1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via user-defined methods that trigger garbage collection in a way that operates on freed objects.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/19902
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24430
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19862
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18704
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015570
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18700
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-01.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322045
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1494

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