HIGH
security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.69%
Description
Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the Javascript.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.77
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:046
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:046
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:046
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:046 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:046 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:046 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.69% 0.08687
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08687
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.69% (0.08687) | 94.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.69% (0.08687) | 94.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.43% (0.18429) | 94.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.45% (0.21448) | 93.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.43% (0.18429) | 94.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.83% (0.06831) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.40% (0.08399) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000393 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-014-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98685237415117&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5579 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2637 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0596 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616604 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6344 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0596
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0596
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000393 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-014-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98685237415117&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-046.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2637 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0596 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616604 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6344 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0596 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0596 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0596
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a