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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3156
USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability
19 August 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Firefox
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-11733
Reference: ASB-2019.0247
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4101-1/
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USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability
16 August 2019
firefox vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
A local attacker could obtain saved passwords.
Software Description
o firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the
"Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master
password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to
obtain saved passwords.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-11733
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