CVE-2005-2395

firefox: Does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617

Published Jul 27, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2396 Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 27, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 17, 2004, 12:00 AM