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Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting firefox package, versions <62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-421953
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed18 Oct 2018
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Introduced: 25 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-12383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 62.0+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.

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.

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