CVE-2020-26963 Affecting firefox package, versions <83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-1041234
  • published18 Nov 2020
  • disclosed9 Dec 2020

Introduced: 18 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-26963  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Repeated calls to the history and location interfaces could have been used to hang the browser. This was addressed by introducing rate-limiting to these API calls. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83.

CVSS Scores

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