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Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux
From: "pdp (architect)" <pdp.gnucitizen () googlemail com>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:32:29 +0000
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/hscan-redux/ Inspired by Michal Zalewski recent Firefox bug hunt, I decided to give it a go and see what I can come up with. We all know how vulnerable Firefox and other browsers are. This is the reason why I am not particularly interested in finding specific browser bugs. However, when you are in hackmode things like this don't really matter. This vulnerability is not a reworked version of Jeremiah Grossman history hack. It is completely different and it should be treated as a new issue. The peculiar thing about this vulnerability is that it tells you which URLs you have attended during the current browser session (the last time you opened your browser). I am not sure how useful this is. Keep in mind that attackers can abuse this vulnerability in order to extract valuable information about your browsing habits. They can also use this hack to precisely detect whether you are logged into your router management interface. They can use this hack to detect your router type and version as well. Based on this information, they might be able to compromise the integrity of your network. -- pdp (architect) | petko d. petkov http://www.gnucitizen.org
Current thread:
- Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux pdp (architect) (Feb 23)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux Ben Bucksch (Feb 23)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux Michael Silk (Feb 26)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux pdp (architect) (Feb 26)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux Ismail Dönmez (Feb 26)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux arman (Feb 26)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux pdp (architect) (Feb 26)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox Cache Hack - Firefox History Hack redux Ismail Dönmez (Feb 26)