vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-23985): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 25, 2021
Added
Mar 26, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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