CVE-2009-4629 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can determine user network location via DNS prefetching in email clients when reading plain text messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4629?
CVE-2009-4629 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 29 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mozilla Necko, as used in Thunderbird 3.0.1, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching even when the app type is APP_TYPE_MAIL or APP_TYPE_EDITOR, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests, as demonstrated by DNS requests triggered by reading text/plain e-mail messages in Thunderbird.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4629?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4629?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-4629 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4629 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvr5-jq6q-h8jj.