Processed: Re: Bug#340284: mozilla-firefox: "su root -c firefox" gives root access to any other firefox loaded.

2005-11-22 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#340284: mozilla-firefox: "su root -c firefox" gives root access to any other firefox loaded.

2005-11-22 Thread Steve Langasek
severity 340284 important thanks On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 12:36:46PM +0100, S. Thommerel wrote: > To reproduce this bug: > su root and then load firefox from the term. Then launch firefox from > another unrelated and normal user terminal. The newly launched firefox reads > root's > profile and

Bug#340284: mozilla-firefox: "su root -c firefox" gives root access to any other firefox loaded.

2005-11-22 Thread Steve Kemp
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 12:36:46PM +0100, S. Thommerel wrote: > To reproduce this bug: > > su root and then load firefox from the term. Then launch firefox from > another unrelated and normal user terminal. The newly launched firefox reads > root's > profile and gets root's rights. Isn't t

Bug#340284: mozilla-firefox: "su root -c firefox" gives root access to any other firefox loaded.

2005-11-22 Thread S. Thommerel
Package: mozilla-firefox Version: 1.0.7-1 Severity: critical Tags: security Justification: root security hole To reproduce this bug: su root and then load firefox from the term. Then launch firefox from another unrelated and normal user terminal. The newly launched firefox reads root's prof