CVE-2005-4685 describes a vulnerability in Firefox and Mozilla where the browser can incorrectly associate a cookie with multiple domains due to a non-root domain in the DNS resolver's search list. This allows remote attackers to trick users into accepting cookies for expanded hostnames or steal existing cookies, specifically impacting intranet environments where a malicious external site could mimic an internal one. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with network access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.