NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:51981

CVE-2012-844 |

Info

NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 51981
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-0844
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 13 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 13 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Jakub Wilk in a Debian bug report
Vulnerable: Canonical surf 0.4.1-4.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

NetSurf is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

NetSurf 2.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update. Please see the references for details.

References

NetSurf 'netsurf/Cookies' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:
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