What is the severity of CVE-2006-6506?

CVE-2006-6506 is classified as a moderate-severity vulnerability due to the potential privacy leak.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6506?

To fix CVE-2006-6506, you should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.1 or later.

What does CVE-2006-6506 affect?

CVE-2006-6506 affects Mozilla Firefox 2.0 prior to version 2.0.0.1.

What is the impact of CVE-2006-6506 on users?

The impact of CVE-2006-6506 is that it may allow third-party feed viewing services to gain insight into users' browsing habits.

Is CVE-2006-6506 still a concern today?

CVE-2006-6506 primarily affects outdated versions of Firefox, thus it is less of a concern for users who update their browsers regularly.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-6506

medium

4.3

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

20/12/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-6506

First published: Wed Dec 20 2006(Updated: )

The "Feed Preview" feature in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 before 2.0.0.1 sends the URL of the feed when requesting favicon.ico icons, which results in a privacy leak that might allow feed viewing services to determine browsing habits.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mozilla Firefox	=2.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6506?
CVE-2006-6506 is classified as a moderate-severity vulnerability due to the potential privacy leak.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6506?
To fix CVE-2006-6506, you should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.1 or later.
What does CVE-2006-6506 affect?
CVE-2006-6506 affects Mozilla Firefox 2.0 prior to version 2.0.0.1.
What is the impact of CVE-2006-6506 on users?
The impact of CVE-2006-6506 is that it may allow third-party feed viewing services to gain insight into users' browsing habits.
Is CVE-2006-6506 still a concern today?
CVE-2006-6506 primarily affects outdated versions of Firefox, thus it is less of a concern for users who update their browsers regularly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6506?
CVE-2006-6506 is classified as a moderate-severity vulnerability due to the potential privacy leak.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6506?
To fix CVE-2006-6506, you should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.1 or later.
What does CVE-2006-6506 affect?
CVE-2006-6506 affects Mozilla Firefox 2.0 prior to version 2.0.0.1.
What is the impact of CVE-2006-6506 on users?
The impact of CVE-2006-6506 is that it may allow third-party feed viewing services to gain insight into users' browsing habits.
Is CVE-2006-6506 still a concern today?
CVE-2006-6506 primarily affects outdated versions of Firefox, thus it is less of a concern for users who update their browsers regularly.