CVE-2009-2061
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.10 processes a 3xx HTTP CONNECT response before a successful SSL handshake, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site's context, by modifying this CONNECT response to specify a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.10 processes a 3xx HTTP CONNECT response before a successful SSL handshake, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site's context, by modifying this CONNECT response to specify a 302 redirect to an arbitrary https web site.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
- http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35412
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51203
- http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
- http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35412
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51203
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.