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Cryptographic Issues Affecting firefox package, versions <39.0+build5-0ubuntu1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
99.73% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-424061
  • published21 May 2015
  • disclosed21 May 2015
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Introduced: 21 May 2015

CVE-2015-4000  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 39.0+build5-0ubuntu1 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.

The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server but not on a client, does not properly convey a DHE_EXPORT choice, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct cipher-downgrade attacks by rewriting a ClientHello with DHE replaced by DHE_EXPORT and then rewriting a ServerHello with DHE_EXPORT replaced by DHE, aka the "Logjam" issue.

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