Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 strip the Unicode Byte-order-Mark (BOM) from a UTF-8 page before the page is passed to the parser, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a BOM sequence in the middle of a dangerous tag such as SCRIPT.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | — | Uninstall Apple Safari on WindowsUpgrade to Apple Safari version 4.0 | Jan 5, 2012 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade thunderbird | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Mfsa2006 42 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 1.5.0.4 | Jun 14, 2012 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 1.0.2 | Feb 3, 2012 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.5.0.4 | Feb 22, 2012 | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade mozilla-firefoxUpgrade mozilla-thunderbird-enigmailUpgrade mozilla-thunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-browserUpgrade mozilla-mailnewsUpgrade mozilla-psmUpgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 2, 2006 |
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