A flaw in the way the Firefox and Opera browsers handle an image file could allow an attacker to see what Web sites a person has visited. The problem concerns how the two browsers handle a ".BMP," or bitmap, image file, according to an advisory written by Gynvael Coldwind of Vexillium.org, who posted a video illustrating the problem. I always find it interesting when two pieces of software together can cause a security vulnerability.. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . Recent investigations reveal a critical vulnerability in Opera and Firefox that risks user web history due to improper handling of image files and metadata extraction. Web History Exploit, Browser Image Flaw, User Privacy Breach. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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