Mozilla Firefox for Android 'file' protocol information leakage Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
Mozilla Firefox for Android <28.0.1
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 66393
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-1515
 
Mozilla Firefox for Android is a Web browser used on mobile devices.
 
When file: URL is processed in versions earlier than Mozilla Firefox for Android 28.0.1, local files are copied to the SD card. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information in the Firefox configuration directory.
 
<* Source: Roee Hay
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:
 
Mozilla
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:
 
Http://www.mozilla.org/security/
Https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-33.html
Https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi? Id = 945429

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