CVE-2008-1238

NameCVE-2008-1238
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, when generating the HTTP Referer header, does not list the entire URL when it contains Basic Authentication credentials without a username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass application protection mechanisms that rely on Referer headers, such as with some Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) mechanisms.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1532-1, DSA-1534-1, DSA-1534-2, DSA-1535-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
iceapesourceetch1.0.13~pre080323b-0etch2DSA-1534-2
iceapesource(unstable)1.1.9-1
iceweaselsourceetch2.0.0.13-0etch1DSA-1535-1
iceweaselsource(unstable)2.0.0.13-1
xulrunnersourceetch1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch1DSA-1532-1
xulrunnersource(unstable)1.8.1.13-1

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