Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/19002
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281851
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405666
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5PP0L00GUQ.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22272
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14325
Scores
EPSS
0.0238
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
mozilla/firefox
1.0.4
mozilla/firefox
1.0.5
Published
Jul 27, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026