5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0149
Thunderbird Cookie Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the user's intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla thunderbird
2 Mozilla mozilla
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0149.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-11.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-094.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12407
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268107 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19172
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11407
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-11.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-094.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12407
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268107 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19172
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11407

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0149 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0149 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-11.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-094.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12407
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268107
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19172
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100047
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11407
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11407 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100047 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11407 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100047 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers bypass the user's intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages. Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the user's intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/19172 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19172 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0149 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0149 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.53 }} 0.19%

score

0.76870

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability