CVE-2020-6824
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6824
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6824.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202004-8
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 75.0-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 75.0-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.