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CVE-2009-1834 Detail

Description

Visual truncation vulnerability in netwerk/dns/src/nsIDNService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via an IDN with invalid Unicode characters that are displayed as whitespace, as demonstrated by the \u115A through \u115E characters.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/55162
http://osvdb.org/55162
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-25.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-25.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35388
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35388
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479413 Exploit 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479413 Exploit 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503573
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503573
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10436
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10436
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1834
NVD Published Date:
06/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.