Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2395 (CCN-22272)

Assigned:2005-07-27
Published:2005-07-27
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
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): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 14 2005 - 06:41:45 CDT
Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox authentication weakness

Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Sep 14 2005 - 19:10:00 CDT
Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox authentication weakness

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2395

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
8

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Firefox Download Web page
Firefox - Rediscover the web

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
19002

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 19002
Mozilla Multiple Browser Authentication Order Weakness

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5PP0L00GUQ.html

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20050719 Mozilla cleartext credentials leak bug report to excuse myself (Re[2]: NTLM HTTP Authentication is insecure by design - a new writeup by Amit Klein)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Jul 19 2005 08:10PM
Mozilla cleartext credentials leak bug report to execute myself

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sep 14 2005 11:41AM
Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox authentication weakness

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
14325

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14325
Multiple Browser Weak Authentication Mechanism Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281851

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-authentication-weakness(22272)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-authentication-weakness(22272)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 1.0.4
    mozilla firefox 1.0.5
    mozilla firefox 1.0.4
    mozilla firefox 1.0.5