Mozilla Firefox Canvas Element Bug Lets Remote Users Obtain Images
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021187 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021187
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5012
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 13 2008
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.0.0.18
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can access image content from the target user's browser. A remote user can determine software installed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create HTML with a specially crafted canvas element that, in conjunction with an HTTP redirect, can access arbitrary images from other domains. Using moz-icon as the redirection target, a remote user can determine software installed on the target user's system.
Thunderbird and SeaMonkey are affected.
Firefox version 3 is not affected.
Georgi Guninski, Michal Zalewski, and Chris Evans reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can access image content from arbitrary domains on the target user's browser.
A remote user can determine software installed on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.0.0.18).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-48.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-48.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:52:26 -0500
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-48.html
CVE-2008-5012
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