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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-11697): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 21, 2019
Added
May 22, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

If the ALT and "a" keys are pressed when users receive an extension installation prompt, the extension will be installed without the install prompt delay that keeps the prompt visible in order for users to accept or decline the installation. A malicious web page could use this with spoofing on the page to trick users into installing a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
Title
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