Re: [Full-Disclosure] mozilla firefox 0.8 - linux (probably mozilla too) cut/paste (semi) vulnerability

From: Henrik Persson (nix_at_syndicalist.net)
Date: 04/28/04

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    To: Michael Williamson <mwilliamson@falcon.tamucc.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:32:19 +0200

    On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 18:31, Michael Williamson wrote:
    > This isn't as much a typical vulnerability as it is poorly-designed
    > behavior. I've noticed when cutting/pasting data (unix style, w/middle
    > mouse button) into a Web form, any attempt to paste into an area without
    > first clicking on the input will result in firefox doing a google search
    > on the contents of the paste. If I happen to be cutting/pasting
    > confidential data, this is bad.

    ..please. Do you paste confidential data into webforms often? :D

    You can turn off that behaviour, you know. about:config in your
    mozilla/firefox and look for some option that looks nice.

    D'oh. 

    -- 
Henrik Persson <nix@syndicalist.net>
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