CVE-2009-4630
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CVE-2009-4630 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Necko, as used in Firefox, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching of domain names contained in links within local HTML documents, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "I don't think we necessarily need to worry about that case.". EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Necko, as used in Firefox, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching of domain names contained in links within local HTML documents, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "I don't think we necessarily need to worry about that case."
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | All versions |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | All versions |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | All versions |
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