CVE-2006-4568

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass the security model and inject content into the sub-frame of another site via targetWindow.frames[n].document.open(), which facilitates spoofing and other attacks.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28961 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22391 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016855 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016856 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22195 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-361-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21950 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-351-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22025 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22056 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22247 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:168 vendor advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1191 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22210 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1210 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24711 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-04.xml vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/22849 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343168
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3617 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21915 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1192 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml vendor advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0675.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21940 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20042 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22001 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446140/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9843 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/21906 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22342 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21949 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_54_mozilla.html vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640
http://secunia.com/advisories/22036 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-61.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22422 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22299 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4568?
CVE-2006-4568 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4568?
To fix CVE-2006-4568, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4568 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4568 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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