First published: Thu Apr 06 2006(Updated: )
Firefox 1.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: a followup was unable to replicate this issue.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Firefox | =1.5.0.1 |
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The severity of CVE-2006-1650 is considered medium due to its potential to facilitate phishing attacks.
CVE-2006-1650 allows address bar spoofing by reopening a window to a malicious Flash application while redirecting to a trusted URL.
CVE-2006-1650 specifically affects Firefox version 1.5.0.1.
The risks of CVE-2006-1650 include users being misled into providing personal information to phishing sites.
Patching or upgrading Firefox to a version beyond 1.5.0.1 resolves the CVE-2006-1650 vulnerability.