Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting librewolf package, versions <87.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-LIBREWOLF-8487467
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed31 Mar 2021

Introduced: 31 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-23982  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-326  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 librewolf to version 87.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream librewolf package and not the librewolf package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

Using techniques that built on the slipstream research, a malicious webpage could have scanned both an internal network's hosts as well as services running on the user's local machine utilizing WebRTC connections. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

CVSS Scores

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