CVE-2008-0594

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 does not always display a web forgery warning dialog if the entire contents of a web page are in a DIV tag that uses absolute positioning, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.26% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-576-1	vendor advisory
http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
http://secunia.com/advisories/28939	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1506	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28865	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0453/references	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28877	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28879	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29567	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28958	third party advisory
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/6251b18e050302ebe7fe74294b55c818.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1489	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29086	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28864	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1485	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28924	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27683	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019342	vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-11.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00381.html	vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1484	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0627/references	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408164	exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00274.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:048	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0594?: CVE-2008-0594 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0594?: To fix CVE-2008-0594, 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-2008-0594 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-0594 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.