Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting firefox package, versions <87.0+build3-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2104-FIREFOX-1256106
  • published25 Mar 2021
  • disclosed31 Mar 2021

Introduced: 25 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-23982  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-326  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.04 firefox to version 87.0+build3-0ubuntu1 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:21.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Using techniques that built on the slipstream research, a malicious webpage could have scanned both an internal network's hosts as well as services running on the user's local machine utilizing WebRTC connections. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1