CVE-2006-6971

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.0, possibly only when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to bypass the Phishing Protection mechanism by representing an IP address in (1) dotted-hex, (2) dotted-octal, (3) single decimal integer, (4) single hex integer, or (5) single octal integer format, which is not captured by the blacklist filter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356355 exploit
http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?13%2C2253

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6971?
CVE-2006-6971 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6971?
To fix CVE-2006-6971, 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-2006-6971 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6971 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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