Description
Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 display the secure site lock icon when a view-source: URL references a secure SSL site while an insecure page is being loaded, which could facilitate phishing attacks.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | devhelp +1 | 0.9.2-2.4.3 | RHSA-2005:335 |
| RHEL 4 | evolution +1 | 2.0.2-14 | RHSA-2005:335 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:335 Red Hat Security Advisory: mozilla security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- mozilla-ssl-view-source-spoofing(19169) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2005:323 vendor-advisory
- 12407 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2005:335 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262689
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-04.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11016 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100054 vdb-entry signature