SB2020050541 - Input validation error in firefox (Alpine package)
Published: May 5, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020050541
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12393)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "Copy as cURL" feature of Devtools network tab did not properly escape the HTTP method of a request, which can be controlled by the website. If a user used the 'Copy as cURL' feature and pasted the command into a terminal, it could have resulted in command injection and arbitrary command execution.
Note, this vulnerability affects Windows installations only.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=174183ffc582462ae8eaf468da032a6642e140c4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=397c40a2e03948882e67f7fb7053d46e6dda50d3
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4b76c8208fa0c29e289d14baf509b417f7c96a08
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c9413fd0912a1f1e6cdc9e5fd25d15f4f22cc11a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1aeb9d76f321c652de13c181f2775af18eb8c42d