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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-43) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Insight
Insight
File input control has access to full path Mozilla security researcher moz_bug_r_a4 reported a mechanism to exploit the <input> control when set to the file type in order to get the full path. This can lead to information leakage and could be combined with other exploits to target attacks on the local file system.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Firefox version(s) below 21.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.