Firefox Javascript vulnerability can leak sensitive information

Posted on Tuesday, April 05 2005 @ 18:19 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Security firm Secunia discovered a new Javascript vulnerability in Firefox that can by abused by malicious people to gain sensitive information.

"The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the JavaScript engine, as a 'lambda' replace exposes arbitrary amounts of heap memory after the end of a JavaScript string," said the Secunia advisory.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in versions 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. Other versions may also be affected.

More information at TechNewsWorld

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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