Intrusion PreventionMozilla.Firefox.SVG.Comment.DOM.Node.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a specially crafted webpage which appends a SVG comment DOM node to another type of document. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and previous versions
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the web site.
http://www.mozilla.org/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 17952 |
| Created | Apr 06, 2010 |
| Updated | Nov 08, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2006-6504 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 92.12% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Mozilla |