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Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting firefox package, versions <60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-424908
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5152  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.

WebExtensions with the appropriate permissions can attach content scripts to Mozilla sites such as accounts.firefox.com and listen to network traffic to the site through the "webRequest" API. For example, this allows for the interception of username and an encrypted password during login to Firefox Accounts. This issue does not expose synchronization traffic directly and is limited to the process of user login to the website and the data displayed to the user once logged in. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.