[tor-bugs] #5926 [Firefox Patch Issues]: nsXPCException leaks language info via Date string in exceptions

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Mon May 12 09:40:51 UTC 2014


#5926: nsXPCException leaks language info via Date string in exceptions
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     Reporter:  mikeperry            |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |    Version:
  Issues                             |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,
   Resolution:                       |  interview
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:
       Points:                       |
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Changes (by gk):

 * cc: g.koppen@… (removed)
 * cc: gk (added)


Comment:

 I tested it under a german *OS* which gives me something like:
 {{{
 Date: Montag, 12. Mai 2014 09:36:21
 }}}
 So, it seems the bug is not about revealing non-en(-US) TBB locales but
 about revealing non-en(-US) OS locales. And it is still there in the 3.6.1
 series.

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