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FKIE_CVE-2006-6506

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-20 01:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23282
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23545
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23589
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23614
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23672
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017421
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.legroom.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=215Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-75.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.htmlUS Government Resource
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23282
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23545
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23589
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23614
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23672
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017421
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.legroom.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=215Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-75.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox 2.0

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "3487FA64-BE04-42CA-861E-3DAC097D7D32",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La caracter\u00edstica \"Feed Preview\" en Mozilla Firefox 2.0 anterior a 2.0.0.1 env\u00eda la URL del feed en la petici\u00f3n de iconos favicon.ico, lo cual implica una debilidad en la privacidad que puede permitir a los servicios que muestran feeds determinar h\u00e1bitos de navegaci\u00f3n."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-6506",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:33:16.463",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2006-12-20T01:28:00.000",
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    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23282"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23545"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23589"
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    {
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    {
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23672"
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      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml"
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    },
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      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068"
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    {
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    {
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23545"
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    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23589"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23614"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23672"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml"
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    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017421"
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    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-75.html"
    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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