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CVE-2001-0596

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the Javascript.

Affected products

• Netscape Communicator: through 4.77

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000393
• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-014-01
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98685237415117&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-051
• http://www.osvdb.org/5579
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-046.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2637
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6344
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000393
• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-014-01
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98685237415117&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-051

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