Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting firefox package, versions <78.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-574976
  • published1 Jul 2020
  • disclosed9 Jul 2020

Introduced: 1 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-12424  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 78.0-1 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.

When constructing a permission prompt for WebRTC, a URI was supplied from the content process. This URI was untrusted, and could have been the URI of an origin that was previously granted permission; bypassing the prompt. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1