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MEDIUM · 4.3

CVE-2006-0496

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7.12 and possibly earlier, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and possibly earlier, and Netscape 8.1 and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject ar...

Vulnerability Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7.12 and possibly earlier, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and possibly earlier, and Netscape 8.1 and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the -moz-binding (Cascading Style Sheets) CSS property, which does not require that the style sheet have the same origin as the web page, as demonstrated by the compromise of a large number of LiveJournal accounts.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox1.0
MozillaMozilla1.7

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2006-0496?

CVE-2006-0496 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7.12 and possibly earlier, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and possibly earlier, and Netscape 8.1 and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject ar...

How severe is CVE-2006-0496?

CVE-2006-0496 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2006-0496?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla.