CVE-2007-0779

Description

GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to spoof certain user interface elements, such as the host name or security indicators, via the CSS3 hotspot property with a large, transparent, custom cursor.

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.33% Top 15%
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0078.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8757 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361298
http://secunia.com/advisories/24395 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461336/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24328 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0108.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xml vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.374851 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24384 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017700 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24457 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24343 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0718 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24650 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-428-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24320 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1103
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461809/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_22_mozilla.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24293 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24238 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24393 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24342 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24287 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22694 vdb entry patch
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2713 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0097.html vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2728 vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070301-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24205 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1081
http://secunia.com/advisories/24333 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:050 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24290 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24455 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0077.html vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070202-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/32109 vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-04.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24437 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0779?
CVE-2007-0779 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0779?
To fix CVE-2007-0779, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0779 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0779 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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