Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <77.0-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.17% (53rd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-570859
  • published 2 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 9 Jul 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 77.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Mozilla Developer Nicolas Silva found that when using WebRender, Firefox would under certain conditions leak arbitrary GPU memory to the visible screen. The leaked memory content was visible to the user, but not observable from web content. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 77.