CVE-2020-26966
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Summary
Searching for a single word from the address bar caused an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string; resulting in an information leak. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 83 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | < 78.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.5 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Single-word search queries were also broadcast to local network
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1663571
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1663571
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
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