#VU48470 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-26966
Published: November 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48470
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26966
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Firefox performs searches of single-word queries. Searching for a single word from the address bar cause an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string. A remote attacker with the local network can intercept the DNS query and obtain information, searched via browser address bar.
Note, the vulnerability affects Windows users only.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.