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| A vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Mozilla Firefox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. |
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Credit:
The information has been provided by Zero Day Initiative.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-051.html
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The specific flaw exists in the browser's handling of SVG comment objects. Firefox does not correctly handle requests to append SVG comments to elements in other types of documents. Attempting such an operation results in a memory corruption that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Vendor Response:
Mozilla has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-73.html
CVE Information:
CVE-2006-6504
Disclosure Timeline:
2006.11.08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2006.12.12 - Digital Vaccine released to TippingPoint customers
2006.12.19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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