Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-0585. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 truncates long sub-domains or paths for display, which may allow remote malicious web sites to spoof legitimate sites and facilitate phishing attacks.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2005 as MFSA2005-23 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0585. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21930 (CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117973 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:384)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18742), Tenable (21930), SecurityFocus (BID 12153†), Secunia (SA13717†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7348†). See VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1185 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 21930
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)
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OpenVAS ID: 54875
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10 (Firefox)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.1

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01/04/2005 🔍
02/28/2005 +54 days 🔍
03/17/2005 +17 days 🔍
03/25/2005 +8 days 🔍
03/25/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3637 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-23
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0585 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0585
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24113

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X-Force: 18742
SecurityFocus: 12153
Secunia: 13717
Vulnerability Center: 7348 - Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox Allow Spoofing File Download Dialog, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 14:43
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (69), 01/31/2018 09:55 (1), 07/01/2021 14:42 (4), 07/01/2021 14:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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