[tor-bugs] #19976 [HTTPS Everywhere/EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: HTTPS Everywhere tries to load a library with an empty name

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#19976: HTTPS Everywhere tries to load a library with an empty name
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     Reporter:  boklm                                  |      Owner:  jsha
         Type:  defect                                 |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                                 |  Milestone:
    Component:  HTTPS Everywhere/EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                                 |   Keywords:
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 The `NSS.initialize` function, called from `src/components/ssl-
 observatory.js` with an empty argument, is trying to load a library with
 an empty name.

 This is possibly causing a DLL hijacking vulnerability in Tor Browser (see
 #12736).

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