Re: [tor-bugs] #33955 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Selecting "Copy image" from menu leaks the source URL to the clipboard. This data is often dereferenced by other applications.

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#33955: Selecting "Copy image" from menu leaks the source URL to the clipboard.
This data is often dereferenced by other applications.
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 Reporter:  peskydan                             |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  information leak, unexpected,        |  Actual Points:
  Firefox                                        |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by peskydan):

 On reflection, including the alt text in the tag generated by "Copy image
 as HTML" is probably a bad idea, since it might not be expected or noticed
 by the user, and could potentially expose harmful information.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/33955#comment:2>
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