CVE-2004-0765

N/A Unknown
Published: August 18, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The cert_TestHostName function in Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, only checks the hostname portion of a certificate when the hostname portion of the URI is not a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), which allows remote attackers to spoof trusted certificates.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16868
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11162
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla