Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-15680 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
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: #VU47743
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15680
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Firefox handles image tags. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted image tag to reference protocol handlers and depending on the response to determine if the requested external protocol handler is registered on the system.
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Vulnerable software versionsfirefox (Alpine package): 76.0.1-r1 - 77.0.1-r4
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=13a8f0d1284680f721e935cc6d3cb2649cf25093
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.