CVE-2006-6971 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Firefox Phishing Protection by using alternative IP address formats, requiring user interaction to visit the malicious link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6971?
CVE-2006-6971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cm8-jjwf-xf6x.