CVE-2005-2395
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication...
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
- Record
CVE-2005-2395- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
- Record
CVE-2005-2395- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2396 No score
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2396- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vw3w-fr62-q869 No score
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication...
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 does not choose the challenge with the strongest authentication scheme available as required by RFC2617, which might cause credentials to be sent in plaintext even if an encrypted channel is available.
- Record
GHSA-vw3w-fr62-q869- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2395 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 27, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/19002
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281851
securityreason.com/securityalert/8
securityfocus.com/archive/1/405666
securiteam.com/securitynews/5PP0L00GUQ.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22272
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2395
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vw3w-fr62-q869