SB2020072963 - Input validation error in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072963
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15650)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local files and thus overwrite Firefox settings (but not access the previous profile). *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.