First published: Tue Feb 27 2007(Updated: )
The child frames in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 inherit the default charset from the parent window, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.6 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.6 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0-beta | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5-beta1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.7 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.8 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.9 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0-rc2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0.0.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.4 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0-beta_1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.4 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0-rc3 |
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CVE-2007-0996 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
To fix CVE-2007-0996, update to the patched versions of Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.2 or later) or SeaMonkey (1.0.8 or later).
CVE-2007-0996 allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting malicious scripts into trusted web pages.
CVE-2007-0996 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, as well as SeaMonkey versions before 1.0.8.
While CVE-2007-0996 is an older vulnerability, it highlights important security risks related to incorrect charset handling in web browsers.