Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-1116

Description

The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.

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Affected products

Mozilla Corporation/Firefox2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.8

Patches

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References

bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.gnucitizen.org/projects/hscan-redux/nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/33804nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/2309nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461006/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461013/100/0/threadednvd

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