CVE-2004-2657 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users sharing a Windows profile can view residual Firefox activity records, such as never-saved passwords, after the application is uninstalled and reinstalled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2657?
CVE-2004-2657 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 20 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1, and possibly other versions, preserves some records of user activity even after uninstalling, which allows local users who share a Windows profile to view the records after a new installation of Firefox, as reported for the list of Passwords Never Saved web sites. NOTE: The vendor has disputed this issue, stating that "The uninstaller is primarily there to uninstall the application. It is not there to uninstall user data. For the moment I will stick by my module-owner decision.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgjc-6844-xqv9.