Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 1.7.12 (including) | 1.7.12 (including) |
| Iceape | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Mozilla | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Mozilla | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
References
- http://osvdb.org/43466
- http://testing.bitsploit.de/test.html
- http://www.0x000000.com/?i=334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34983
- http://osvdb.org/43466
- http://testing.bitsploit.de/test.html
- http://www.0x000000.com/?i=334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34983