The Android browser in Android 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.
                
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| References | () http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies - | |
| References | () http://michael-coates.blogspot.com/2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.html - | |
| References | () http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.html - | |
| References | () http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.html - | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660053 - Patch | 
Information
                Published : 2011-08-09 19:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2008-7298
Mitre link : CVE-2008-7298
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-7298
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Products Affected
                - android
android
- android_browser
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-264
                        
            Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
