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CVE-2006-6506

Published: Dec 20, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6506
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
FirefoxUbuntudapper*
FirefoxUbuntuedgy*
FirefoxUbuntufeisty*
Firefox-granparadisoUbuntudevel*
Lightning-sunbirdUbuntudevel*
MidbrowserUbuntudevel*

References

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