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Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.2.1-1.el7_5

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4849901
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Sept 2018
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Introduced: 5 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-12383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.2.1-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2835.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.