[tor-bugs] #1968 [Torbutton]: window.name is persistent across websites

Sat Feb 26 09:08:08 UTC 2011

#1968: window.name is persistent across websites
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 Reporter:  katmagic                                               |          Owner:  mikeperry       
     Type:  defect                                                 |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  blocker                                                |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Torbutton                                              |        Version:  Torbutton: 1.2.5
 Keywords:  TorbuttonIteration20110305 MikePerryIteration20110305  |         Parent:                  
   Points:  8                                                      |   Actualpoints:                  
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Just as an FYI, I did a quick hack to fix this by adding a 'window.name =
 null;' in jshooks.js.

 The problem is that these hooks are not injected on Non-Tor pages, so
 window.name will still survive from Tor -> Non-Tor with this fix. Blech.

 This means we have to reach in and directly manipulate the page DOM from
 extension-land. Fun, dangerous, and exciting.

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