CVE-2007-1004

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Published Feb 19, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla Firefox might allow remote attackers to conduct spoofing and phishing attacks by writing to an about:blank tab and overlaying the location bar.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1001	Mozilla Firefox might allow remote attackers to conduct spoofing and phishing attacks by writing to an about:blank tab and overlaying the location bar.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.247% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/33255
http://osvdb.org/33769
http://secunia.com/advisories/24153
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2264
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460369/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460412/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460617/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22601
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32580

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 19, 2007, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM
Reserved: Feb 19, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 20, 2007, 2:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

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