Visual truncation vulnerability in Galeon 2.0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galeon_browser | Galeon | 2.0.1 (including) | 2.0.1 (including) |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Galeon | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
References
- http://osvdb.org/43467
- 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/43467
- 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