# CVE-2005-0584: Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6, when displaying the HTTP Authentication dialog, do not change the focus to the tab that gener

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6, when displaying the HTTP Authentication dialog, do not change the focus to the tab that generated the prompt, which could facilitate spoofing and phishing attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100034
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277574
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11191
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-24.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml

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