SB2020092312 - Spoofing attack in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: September 23, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020092312
Severity
Low
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) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15677)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The
vulnerability exists due to way Firefox displays name of the data
origin when downloading files. A remote attacker can spoof origin of the
downloaded file and display the name of the intermediate website instead of the original source name.
Successful exploitation of this
vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack but requires that the spoofed website has an open redirect vulnerability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.