Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <69.0+build2-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2104-FIREFOX-1262176
  • published3 Sept 2019
  • disclosed8 Jan 2020

Introduced: 3 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-9812  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.04 firefox to version 69.0+build2-0ubuntu1 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.

Given a compromised sandboxed content process due to a separate vulnerability, it is possible to escape that sandbox by loading accounts.firefox.com in that process and forcing a log-in to a malicious Firefox Sync account. Preference settings that disable the sandbox are then synchronized to the local machine and the compromised browser would restart without the sandbox if a crash is triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.9, Firefox ESR < 68.1, and Firefox < 69.

CVSS Scores

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