CVE-2004-0779 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can steal cached SSL passwords by spoofing sites, causing cleartext transmission, affecting Mozilla browser users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0779?
CVE-2004-0779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The (1) Mozilla 1.6, (2) Firebird 0.7 and (3) Firefox 0.8 web browsers do not properly verify that cached passwords for SSL encrypted sites are only sent via SSL encrypted sessions to the site, which allows a remote attacker to cause a cached password to be sent in cleartext to a spoofed site.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0779?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Firebirdsql Firebird, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-0779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hwp-jrpr-6f78.