Mozilla up to 1.1 Referer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla up to 1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Referer Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1126. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla up to 1.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Referer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla 1.1 and earlier, and Mozilla-based browsers such as Netscape and Galeon, set the document referrer too quickly in certain situations when a new page is being loaded, which allows web pages to determine the next page that is being visited, including manually entered URLs, using the onunload handler.

The weakness was presented 09/24/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1126. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61919 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2002:074)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115020 (Red Hat Update Missing for Multiple Mozilla Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10084), Tenable (61919), SecurityFocus (BID 5694†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6726†). See VDB-19003, VDB-19703, VDB-19956 and VDB-19980 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Web Browser

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Mozilla

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open-source

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 61919
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2002:074)
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09/11/2002 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18803
X-Force: 10084
SecurityFocus: 5694 - Mozilla OnUnload Referer Information Leakage Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6726 - Mozilla Browser <= 1.1 and Galeon Browser 1.2.4 - 1.2.6 Allow Determining the Next Page via onUnload, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 11:22
Updated: 09/15/2025 04:18
Changes: 07/23/2014 11:22 (58), 01/31/2018 09:58 (3), 06/27/2021 15:33 (2), 06/27/2021 15:39 (1), 09/15/2025 04:18 (16)
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