CVE-2006-3352: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jul 6, 2006
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Updated

DISPUTED Cross-domain vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via an object tag with a data parameter that references a link on the attacker's originating site that specifies a Location HTTP header that references the target site, which then makes that content available through the outerHTML attribute of the object. NOTE: this description was based on a report that has since been retracted by the original authors. The authors misinterpreted their test results. Other third parties also disputed the original report. Therefore, this is not a vulnerability. It is being assigned a candidate number to provide a clear indication of its status.

Affected Software

30 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0-rc3
Mozilla Firefox=preview_release

Event History

Jul 6, 2006
CVE Published
01:05 AM
Disputed
01:05 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3352?

CVE-2006-3352 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on data confidentiality.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-3352?

To mitigate CVE-2006-3352, it is advised to upgrade Mozilla Firefox to a patched version that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What does CVE-2006-3352 affect?

CVE-2006-3352 affects multiple versions of Mozilla Firefox, specifically versions from 0.8 up to 1.5.3.

4

Is CVE-2006-3352 an active exploitation risk?

While CVE-2006-3352 has been disputed regarding its potential for active exploitation, it is still important to address it.

5

Who discovered CVE-2006-3352?

CVE-2006-3352 was reported in the community and has undergone dispute over its implications and actual impact.

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