CVE-2008-0367: Infoleak
First published: Fri Jan 18 2008(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11, 3.0b2, and possibly earlier versions, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication, displays the site requesting the authentication after the Realm text, which might make it easier for remote HTTP servers to conduct phishing and spoofing attacks.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | =3.0-beta2 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | <=2.0.0.11 |
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Reference Links
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/02/YetAnotherDialogSpoofingFirefoxBasicAuthentication.aspx
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/05/FirefoxDialogSpoofingFAQ.aspx
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/01/04/basicauth-dialog-realm-value-spoofing/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=244273
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485738/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485732/100/200/threaded
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- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- version/mozilla firefox/3.0-beta2
- version/mozilla firefox/2.0.0.11