Description
Mozilla Firefox before 21.0 does not properly implement the INPUT element, which allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname via a crafted web site.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17100 vdb-entry signature
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0825 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-43.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0946 vendor-advisory
- USN-1822-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=842255