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Vulnerability details: VCID-gxpg-1hxr-uuam
Vulnerability ID VCID-gxpg-1hxr-uuam
Aliases CVE-2007-0996
Summary The child frames in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 inherit the default charset from the parent window, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.2
Risk 2.6
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
epss 0.02609 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0996
generic_textual low https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2007-02
Reference id Reference type URL
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070202-01-P.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070301-01-P.asc
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2713
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2728
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0001.html
http://osvdb.org/33812
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0077.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2007-0996.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-0996
http://secunia.com/advisories/24205
http://secunia.com/advisories/24287
http://secunia.com/advisories/24290
http://secunia.com/advisories/24320
http://secunia.com/advisories/24328
http://secunia.com/advisories/24333
http://secunia.com/advisories/24342
http://secunia.com/advisories/24343
http://secunia.com/advisories/24384
http://secunia.com/advisories/24395
http://secunia.com/advisories/24455
http://secunia.com/advisories/24457
http://secunia.com/advisories/24650
http://secunia.com/advisories/25588
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1103
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.374851
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10086
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1336
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_032007.142.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:050
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-02.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_22_mozilla.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0078.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0097.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461076/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461336/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22694
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017702
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-428-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0718
1618288 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618288
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2007-0996 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0996
CVE-2007-0996 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0996
mfsa2007-02 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2007-02
RHSA-2007:0077 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0077
RHSA-2007:0078 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0078
RHSA-2007:0079 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0079
RHSA-2007:0097 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0097
RHSA-2007:0108 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0108
USN-428-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/428-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0996
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85563
EPSS Score 0.02609
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:18:34.186589+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2007/mfsa2007-02.md 38.0.0