Improper Authentication Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <60.5.0esr-1


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.02% (84th percentile)
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NVD
10 critical
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SUSE
8.8 high
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Red Hat
10 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-FIREFOXESR-1546090
  • published 30 Jan 2019
  • disclosed 5 Feb 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 firefox-esr to version 60.5.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An earlier fix for an Inter-process Communication (IPC) vulnerability, CVE-2011-3079, added authentication to communication between IPC endpoints and server parents during IPC process creation. This authentication is insufficient for channels created after the IPC process is started, leading to the authentication not being correctly applied to later channels. This could allow for a sandbox escape through IPC channels due to lack of message validation in the listener process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.