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Mozilla / Firefox / Thunderbird Downloaded File Content Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12956
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Release Date:
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2004-10-25
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Last Update:
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2005-01-31
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Popularity:
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20,059 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mozilla 1.7.x
Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Martin has reported a vulnerability in Mozilla, Firefox, and Thunderbird, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper permissions on downloaded files opened in external applications. This can be exploited to read other users' files, which are currently opened through the download dialog box in external applications.
The vulnerability reportedly affects the following Linux builds:
* Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3.
* Firefox 0.9 through 1.0PR.
* Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.8.
Change Page:
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