CVE-2020-26976 Affecting firefox package, versions <84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.94% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-1051841
  • published16 Dec 2020
  • disclosed7 Jan 2021

Introduced: 16 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-26976  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When a HTTPS pages was embedded in a HTTP page, and there was a service worker registered for the former, the service worker could have intercepted the request for the secure page despite the iframe not being a secure context due to the (insecure) framing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84.

CVSS Scores

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