Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6824 |
CWE-ID | CWE-521 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
firefox (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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU26652
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 1.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6824
CWE-ID:
CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to another user password.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect behavior of password generator when private browsing mode is user. If the victim had used password generator in a Private Browsing Window to generate a password and then closed the private window while leaving Firefox open, the attacker can open another private browsing session, visit the same website and Firefox will generate identical password.
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Vulnerable software versionsfirefox (Alpine package): 74.0-r0 - 74.0.1-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3f24b0ed71ac2a532796e4f065c755d1e92a6858
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.