Debian Security Advisory DSA 051-1 (netscape) reported a problem in the way Netscape handles comments in GIF files, allowing javascript execution and potential information leakage. It is recommended to upgrade the Netscape packages immediately
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 5 |
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![]() | CVE-2001-0596 | 2 Aug 200104:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | CVE-2001-0596 | 9 Mar 200205:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2001-0596 | 9 Mar 200205:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Debian DSA-051-1 : netscape - unexpected javascript execution | 29 Sep 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 051-1 (netscape) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
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secure1 | www.secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53564");
script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0596");
script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 14:24:38 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 051-1 (netscape)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB2\.2");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20051-1");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Florian Wesch has discovered a problem (reported to bugtraq) with the
way how Netscape handles comments in GIF files. The Netscape browser
does not escape the GIF file comment in the image information page.
This allows javascript execution in the 'about:' protocol and can for
example be used to upload the History (about:global) to a webserver,
thus leaking private information. This problem has been fixed
upstream in Netscape 4.77. Since we haven't received sourcecode for
these packages they are not part of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
but are packaged up as `.deb' files for a convenient installation.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"We recommend that you upgrade your Netscape packages immediately and");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to netscape
announced via advisory DSA 051-1.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-ja-resource-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-java-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-ko-resource-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-zh-resource-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"navigator-nethelp-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"communicator-nethelp-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"communicator-spellchk-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape", ver:"4.77-1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-base-4-libc5", ver:"4.77-1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-base-4", ver:"4.77-1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"navigator", ver:"4.77-1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"communicator", ver:"4.77-1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-base-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"netscape-smotif-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"navigator-base-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"navigator-smotif-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"communicator-base-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"communicator-smotif-477", ver:"4.77-2", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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