Mozilla Firefox 'file:' Resources May Let Remote Users Access Certain Documents
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022381 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022381
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1839
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 12 2009
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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): 3.0 - 3.0.10
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can access information from previously opened documents in certain cases.
A file: resource loaded via the location bar inherits the principal of the previously loaded document. A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by from the local file system by the target user, may be able to access content from a previously opened document.
Adam Barth and Collin Jackson reported this vulnerability.
[Editor's note: Prior to Firefox version 3.0, all local files were considered as having the same origin.]
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Impact:
A remote user can access information from previously opened documents in certain cases.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.11).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-30.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-30.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: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:57:16 -0400
Subject: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-30.html
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CVE-2009-1839
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