CVE-2023-6872 (GCVE-0-2023-6872)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-19 13:38
Modified
2025-02-13 17:26
Severity ?
CWE
  • Browsing history leaked to syslogs via GNOME
Summary
Browser tab titles were being leaked by GNOME to system logs. This could potentially expose the browsing habits of users running in a private tab. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1849186Exploit, Issue Tracking
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1849186Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
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