Description
Netscape Communicator before version 4.73 and Navigator 4.07 do not properly validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to steal information by redirecting traffic from a legitimate web server to their own malicious server, aka the "Acros-Suencksen SSL" vulnerability.
References
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-04-06-1-PUB.txt
- RHSA-2000:028 vendor-advisory
- CA-2000-05 third-party-advisory
- 1188 vdb-entry