Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2008-2809
Mozilla 1.9 M8 and earlier, Mozilla Firefox 2 before 2.0.0.15, SeaMonkey 1.1.5 and other versions before 1.1.10, Netscape 9.0, and other Mozilla-based web browsers, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regard the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 2.0.0.1, 2.0.0.2, 2.0.0.3
- Mozilla Geckb
- Mozilla Seamonkey — versions 1.1.5
- Netscape Navigator — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31021 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30898 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31403 (third-party-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
- secunia.com/advisories/30949 (third-party-advisory)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)