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.
Published 2007-02-07 11:28:00
Updated 2008-09-05 21:16:05
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6971

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.21%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 59 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6971

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-6971

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-6971

Products affected by CVE-2006-6971

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