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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6503

Original release date:12/20/2006
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection by changing the src attribute of an IMG element to a javascript: URI.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.8 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-354A
Name: TA06-354A
Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#405092
Name: VU#405092
Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405092
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883
Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-883
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0083
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-5068
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-400-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-398-2
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-398-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1
External Source: BID
Name: 21668
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070102 rPSA-2006-0234-2 firefox thunderbird
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:006
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:080
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-72.html
Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-72.html
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200701-04
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200701-03
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017416
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017416
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017415
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017415
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017414
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017414
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200701-02
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23692
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23692
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23672
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23672
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23618
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23618
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23614
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23614
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23601
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23601
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23598
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23598
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23591
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23591
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23589
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23589
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23545
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23545
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23514
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23514
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23468
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23468
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23440
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23440
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23439
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23439
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23433
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23433
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23422
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23422
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23420
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23420
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23282
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23282
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0760
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0759
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0758
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.html
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10895
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10895
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT061181
Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-004
Hyperlink:http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2006-1491
Hyperlink:http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297
External Source: SGI
Name: 20061202-01-P
Hyperlink:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061222 rPSA-2006-0234-1 firefox
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:011
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:010
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1265
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1258
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1253
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24390
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24390
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24078
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24078
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23988
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23988
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02153
Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10895
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10895

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.8 and previous versions
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6503