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CVE-2001-0596
Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the…
High7.5EPSS 8.7%
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Description
Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the Javascript.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.7% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- CLA-2001:393 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010409 Netscape 4.76 gif comment flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 5579 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- netscape-javascript-access-data(6344) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IMNX-2001-70-014-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- DSA-051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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