CVE-2013-0774 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read the browser-profile directory name via JavaScript workers, potentially exposing user information.

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
Available

What is CVE-2013-0774?

CVE-2013-0774 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Feb 2013. 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 Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 do not prevent JavaScript workers from reading the browser-profile directory name, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0774?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0774?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-0774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfvj-rx3m-8fgj.

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