Netscape 4.73 and earlier does not properly warn users about a potentially invalid certificate if the user has previously accepted the certificate for a different web site, which could allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate web site by compromising that site's DNS information.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550 |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00
Updated: 2005-11-02T10:00:00
Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-0517
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2000-05-26T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:10.310
Link: CVE-2000-0517
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE