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CVE-2004-1753

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Apple Java plugin, as used in Netscape 7.1 and 7.2, Mozilla 1.7.2, and Firefox 0.9.3 on MacOS X 10.3.5, when tabbed browsing is enabled, does not properly handle SetWindow(NULL) calls, which allows Java applets from one tab to draw to other tabs and facilitates phishing attacks that spoof tabs.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: 0.9.3
• Mozilla: 1.7.2
• Netscape Navigator: 7.1, 7.2

References

• http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162134
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12392
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373080
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373232
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373309
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11059
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17137
• http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162134
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12392
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373080
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373232
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373309

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