Ubuntu Security Notice 4383-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that NSS showed timing differences when performing DSA signatures. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private keys using a timing attack. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4383-1
June 04, 2020
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the
addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12405, CVE-2020-12406,
CVE-2020-12407, CVE-2020-12408, CVE-2020-12409, CVE-2020-12410,
CVE-2020-12411)
It was discovered that NSS showed timing differences when performing DSA
signatures. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private
keys using a timing attack. (CVE-2020-12399)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 19.10:
firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4383-1
CVE-2020-12399, CVE-2020-12405, CVE-2020-12406, CVE-2020-12407,
CVE-2020-12408, CVE-2020-12409, CVE-2020-12410, CVE-2020-12411
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1