VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2395
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8
- http://www.osvdb.org/19002
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5PP0L00GUQ.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405666Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14325
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22272
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8
- http://www.osvdb.org/19002
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5PP0L00GUQ.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405666Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14325
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22272
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.