[tor-bugs] #18101 [Applications/Tor Browser]: IP leak from Windows UI dialog with URI

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#18101: IP leak from Windows UI dialog with URI
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 Reporter:  uileak                               |          Owner:
                                                 |  arthuredelstein
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-proxy-bypass, ip-leak,           |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201708                           |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Here's a patch that blocks the use of remote URLs in the open file dialog
 on Windows:

 https://github.com/arthuredelstein/tor-browser/commit/18101

 (It essentially reverses the change in
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=711654.)

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