PT-2009-4518 · Mozilla · Firefox

Ming Zhang + 3 · Published 2009-06-15 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-2065

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.10

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script in an https site's context. This can be achieved by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to "HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages." The problem occurs because Mozilla Firefox detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https.

Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.10, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent man-in-the-middle attackers from executing arbitrary web script.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2065

Affected Products

Firefox

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2065 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51189 · Note
• http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323 · Note
• http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/35403 · Note