CVE-2001-0596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the Javascript.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 18.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 6.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2	RHSA-2001:046	2001-04-09T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.0
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.0	RHSA-2001:046	2001-04-09T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.1
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1	RHSA-2001:046	2001-04-09T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18429.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000393
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-014-01
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98685237415117&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-051
http://www.osvdb.org/5579
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-046.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2637
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6344
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0596
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0596

History

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Subscriptions

Netscape Communicator

Redhat Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:05.165Z

Reserved: 2001-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0596

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-08-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0596

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-04-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0596 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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