CVE-2009-0777

Firefox URL spoofing with invisible control characters

Published Mar 5, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 decode invisible characters when they are displayed in the location bar, which causes an incorrect address to be displayed and makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0777 Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 decode invisible characters when they are displayed in the location bar, which causes an incorrect address to be displayed and makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-728-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2009, 2:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 AM