First published: Mon Feb 28 2005(Updated: )
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SSL "secure site" lock icon via (1) a web site that does not finish loading, which shows the lock of the previous site, (2) a non-HTTP server that uses SSL, which causes the lock to be displayed when the SSL handshake is completed, or (3) a URL that generates an HTTP 204 error, which updates the icon and location information but does not change the display of the original site.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | =0.8 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-beta | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-beta | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9-rc | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6 |
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CVE-2005-0593 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
CVE-2005-0593 allows attackers to potentially spoof the SSL secure site lock icon, misrepresenting the security of a site to users.
CVE-2005-0593 affects Firefox versions prior to 1.0.1 and Mozilla versions before 1.7.6.
To fix CVE-2005-0593, users should upgrade to Firefox 1.0.1 or Mozilla 1.7.6 or later.
CVE-2005-0593 facilitates phishing attacks by misleading users about the security status of web pages.