Improper Input Validation Affecting mozilla package, versions [,60.0)(60.0,60.1.0)(60.1.0,61.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2377657
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12367  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 60.0, 60.1.0, 61.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. In the previous mitigations for Spectre, the resolution or precision of various methods was reduced to counteract the ability to measure precise time intervals. In that work PerformanceNavigationTiming was not adjusted but it was found that it could be used as a precision timer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, and Firefox < 61.

CVSS Scores

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