CVE-2008-7293
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Mozilla Firefox before 4 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.
Find out more about CVE-2008-7293 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 by rebasing Firefox to 10.0.0 ESR.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox | Will not fix |
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