Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-0779 (CCN-17018)

Assigned:2004-07-27
Published:2004-07-27
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 226278
Password cache for http auth should remember if the site was secure

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226278

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-0779

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2004:082

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
The Latest From Mozilla

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 14209
Mozilla Multiple Browser Protocol Mismatch Cached Auth Credential Disclosure

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-plaintext-password(17018)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-plaintext-password(17018)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:firebirdsql:firebird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:firebirdsql:firebird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    firebirdsql firebird 0.7
    mozilla firefox 0.8
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla firefox 0.8
    firebirdsql firebird 0.7
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 9.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.0