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Unscored CVE-2021-23985 EUVD-2021-10905GHSA-9m9w-3428-h4cq

If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debu…

Published Mar 31, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debugging feature could have been enabled in a way that was unnoticable to the user. This would have allowed a remote attacker (able to make a direct network connection to the victim) to monitor the user's browsing activity and (plaintext) network traffic. This was addressed by providing a visual cue when Devtools has an open network socket. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 87.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 87 87

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 USN-4893-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 USN-4893-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 USN-4893-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 92.0-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 librewolf 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 firefox +1 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox +1 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox +1 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox 87.0-r0 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 firefox 87.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.13 firefox 87.0-r0 —

Advisories 3

References