CVE-2013-6167

Description

Mozilla Firefox through 27 sends HTTP Cookie headers without first validating that they have the required character-set restrictions, which allows remote attackers to conduct the equivalent of a persistent Logout CSRF attack via a crafted parameter that forces a web application to set a malformed cookie within an HTTP response.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/121 mailing list
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=858215 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/117 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/10 mailing list
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2188

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6167?
CVE-2013-6167 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6167?
To fix CVE-2013-6167, 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-2013-6167 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6167 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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