Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in firefox-esr (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-11742
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU20820

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11742

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way the same origin policy is applied to cached images in a combination of SVG filters and a element. A remote attacker can violate same-origin policy and access images from another domain. 

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox-esr (Alpine package): 60.4.0-r0 - 60.8.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e5cf7735a9421cc3029ffa0ffda33135ab64ac6a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6f6dc3727e020934d6a5a3d10fe2b591bd4c305a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0022d15ae85827001bd50d87a374fd81eb56167b


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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