A security flaw in Netscape's Navigator Web browser can let malicious Web site operators view the information stored in cookies on a user's computer, according to a security note published on Netscape's Web site. . . .. A security flaw in Netscape's Navigator Web browser can let malicious Web site operators view the information stored in cookies on a user's computer, according to a security note published on Netscape's Web site. The vulnerability affects Navigator Versions 6 through 6.2, as well as Version 0.9.6 and earlier versions of the open-source version of Navigator, Mozilla, according to an analysis written by Marc Slemko, who discovered the bug. The bug, Slemko said in his analysis, can be exploited by causing users to visit a Web address inserted into HTML code on a Web page or in an HTML-formatted e-mail. If the user were to view the malicious Web site, cookies could be stolen off the user's computer, Slemko said. The link for this article located at NW Fusion is no longer available. . A newly found vulnerability in Netscape Navigator may allow malicious sites to steal user cookies, compromising sensitive information and exposing users to attacks. Netscape Navigator flaw, cookie exposure risk, browser security threat. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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