CVE-2009-0777

CVE Details

Release Date:2009-03-05
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 decode invisible characters when they are displayed in the location bar, which causes an incorrect address to be displayed and makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks.

See more information about CVE-2009-0777 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 5.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (firefox)ELSA-2009-03152009-03-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)ELSA-2009-03152009-03-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)ELSA-2009-03152009-03-05


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