Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-0419  

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2008-06

Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing

Announced
February 7, 2008
Reporter
David Bloom
Impact
Critical
Products
Firefox, SeaMonkey
Fixed in
  • Firefox 2.0.0.12
  • SeaMonkey 1.1.8

Description

Mozilla contributor David Bloom reported a vulnerability in the way images are treated by the browser when a user leaves a page which utilizes designMode frames. The reported issue can be used to steal a user's navigation history, forward navigation information, and crash the user's browser. The crash showed evidence of memory corruption and might be exploitable to run arbitrary code.

Workaround

Disable JavaScript until a version containing these fixes can be installed.

References