CVE-2004-2657

Published Dec 31, 2004 mozilla

Overview

CVE-2004-2657 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 31, 2004.

Technical Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1, and possibly other versions, preserves some records of user activity even after uninstalling, which allows local users who share a Windows profile to view the records after a new installation of Firefox, as reported for the list of Passwords Never Saved web sites. NOTE: The vendor has disputed this issue, stating that "The uninstaller is primarily there to uninstall the application. It is not there to uninstall user data. For the moment I will stick by my module-owner decision.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431021/100/0/threaded Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431063/100/0/threaded Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234680 Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330884 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431021/100/0/threaded Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431063/100/0/threaded Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234680 Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330884

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-2657?

CVE-2004-2657 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 31, 2004.

How severe is CVE-2004-2657?

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