CVE-2006-0195: XSS
First published: Fri Feb 24 2006(Updated: )
Interpretation conflict in the MagicHTML filter in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via style sheet specifiers with invalid (1) "/*" and "*/" comments, or (2) a newline in a "url" specifier, which is processed by certain web browsers including Internet Explorer.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.2 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.6_rc1 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.3_r3 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.3_rc1 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.4_rc1 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.3 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.1 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.3a | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4_rc1 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.4 | |
| SquirrelMail | =1.4.5 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-02-10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16756
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015662
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18985
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-988
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00004.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19176
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-09.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19205
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0283.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19960
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:049
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0689
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24848
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9548
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2006-0195?
CVE-2006-0195 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0195?
To fix CVE-2006-0195, upgrade SquirrelMail to version 1.4.6 or later.
Which versions of SquirrelMail are affected by CVE-2006-0195?
CVE-2006-0195 affects SquirrelMail versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.5.
What types of attacks can be conducted using CVE-2006-0195?
CVE-2006-0195 allows remote attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
What specific methods can attackers use in CVE-2006-0195?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2006-0195 using invalid style sheet specifiers with comments or newlines in URL specifiers.
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/squirrelmail
- canonical/squirrelmail
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.2
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.6_rc1
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.3_r3
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.3_rc1
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.4_rc1
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.3
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.1
- version/squirrelmail/1.4
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.3a
- version/squirrelmail/1.4_rc1
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.4
- version/squirrelmail/1.4.5