Bug#435385: iceape browser leaks TCP sockets to children

[Mike Hommey]

forwarded 435385 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147659
thanks

On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:43:23PM +1200, Jasen Betts <jasen at free.net.nz> wrote:
> Package: iceape
> Version: 1.0.9-0etch1
> Severity: minor
> 
> 
> dunno if this is a security risk but after downloading a PDF and
> selecting open with /usr/bin/xpdf  iceape passes TCP sockets to the
> instance of xpdf it spawns to open the downloaded file.
> 
> lsof(8) output:
> 
> xpdf.bin   5982       jasen   44u     IPv4    1246027 TCP address.witheld:35915->www.eecs.umich.edu:www (CLOSE_WAIT)
> xpdf.bin   5982       jasen   45u     IPv4    1246028 TCP address.witheld:35916->www.eecs.umich.edu:www (CLOSE_WAIT)

This is an old known issue.

Mike