Summary
The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox and is prone to SSL certificate spoofing vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to perform phishing-style attacks by bypassing security warnings when invalid certificates are used in SSL HTTP connections.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is due to improper handling of validation/revalidation of 'SSL' certificates. When re-loading the browser and visiting the page, the untrusted connection warning would appear, but incorrectly indicates that the site provides a valid, verified certificate and there is no way to confirm the exception.
Affected
Mozilla Firefox versions 4.0.x through 4.0.1
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0082 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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