Mozilla Necko, as used in Thunderbird 3.0.1, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching even when the app type is APP_TYPE_MAIL or APP_TYPE_EDITOR, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests, as demonstrated by DNS requests triggered by reading text/plain e-mail messages in Thunderbird.
                
            References
                    Configurations
                    Configuration 1 (hide)
            
            
  | 
    
History
                    21 Nov 2024, 01:10
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492196 - | |
| References | () https://secure.grepular.com/DNS_Prefetch_Exposure_on_Thunderbird_and_Webmail - | 
Information
                Published : 2010-01-29 18:30
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2009-4629
Mitre link : CVE-2009-4629
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4629
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                mozilla
- thunderbird
 - seamonkey
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-200
                        
            Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
