Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 decode invisible characters when they are displayed in the location bar, which causes an incorrect address to be displayed and makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34140Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34145Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34272Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Mar/1021799.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-11.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452979
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49087
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11222
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6039
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6157
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6229
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7435
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34140Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34145Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34272Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Mar/1021799.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-11.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452979
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49087
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11222
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6039
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6157
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6229
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7435
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 5, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified