Description
Mozilla Firefox before 4 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-7246 | Mozilla Firefox before 4 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:42:02.783Z
Reserved: 2011-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-7293
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-08-09T19:55:01.073
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2008-7293
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD