openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for firefox



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23998
CVE-2022-29912
CWE-ID CWE-277
CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mozilla-crashreporter-firefox-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

firefox-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

firefox-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

firefox
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Insecure Inherited Permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU52337

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23998

CWE-ID: CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

the vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the way HTTP pages inherit a secure lock icon, when navigating from an HTTP page. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage that through a series of complicated navigation will force the browser to display a secure lock icon on an unencrypted HTTP page.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP4

mozilla-crashreporter-firefox-debuginfo: before 79.0-30

firefox-debugsource: before 79.0-30

firefox-debuginfo: before 79.0-30

firefox: before 79.0-30

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1954


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.

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU62760

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29912

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to requests initiated through reader mode did not properly omit cookies with a SameSite attribute. A remote attacker can intercept cookies with SameSite attribute set.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP4

mozilla-crashreporter-firefox-debuginfo: before 79.0-30

firefox-debugsource: before 79.0-30

firefox-debuginfo: before 79.0-30

firefox: before 79.0-30

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1954


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.



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