Description
The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461006/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461013/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33804
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371375
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/hscan-redux/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2309
Scores
EPSS
0.0112
EPSS Percentile
62.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
1.8
Published
Feb 26, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026