Firefox SSL Spoofing.

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Firefox seems to have trouble with defining the proper hostname when requesting a ssl connection. I was able to trick Firefox in thinking the hostname behind the at-sign is legit and the same as the URI that requested an ssl connection, and this without a warning. Since it can fail numerous times, Firefox has a nice feature that asks oblivious surfers: Try again? at that moment the full rogue host has been localized in the url-bar. That surely leverages the attack scenario and gives attackers a shot in tricking surfers to perform dangerous actions like installing executables or just spoofing the target and phish for it. I also have the idea this is just the top of the Mozilla ice-berg, another field to explore.

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