CVE-2004-2657

Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1, and possibly other versions, preserves some records of user activity even after uninstalling, which allows local users who share a Windows profile to view the records after a new installation of Firefox, as reported for the list of Passwords Never Saved web sites. NOTE: The vendor has disputed this issue, stating that "The uninstaller is primarily there to uninstall the application. It is not there to uninstall user data. For the moment I will stick by my module-owner decision.

1.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431063/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330884
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431021/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234680

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2657?: CVE-2004-2657 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2657?: To fix CVE-2004-2657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2657 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2657 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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