CVE-2018-5108

A Blob URL can violate origin attribute segregation, allowing it to be accessed from a private browsing tab and for data to be passed between the private browsing tab and a normal tab. This could allow for the leaking of private information specific to the private browsing context. This issue is...

CVE-2017-7843

When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not...

CVE-2017-7843

Summary (CVE-2017-7843) : In Firefox, Private Browsing mode could be exploited by a web worker to persist data in IndexedDB, enabling cross-session fingerprinting. Affected are Firefox ESR versions older than 52.5.2 and Firefox versions older than 57.0.1. The root cause is that IndexedDB remains ...

CVE-2016-9062

CVE-2016-9062 affects Firefox for Android. Private browsing mode leaves metadata (URLs) in browser.db and browser.db-wal within the Firefox profile after exit. Impact is limited to Firefox versions earlier than 50 on Android; other platforms are unaffected. The remediation is to update to Firefox...

CVE-2018-5108

A Blob URL can violate origin attribute segregation, allowing it to be accessed from a private browsing tab and for data to be passed between the private browsing tab and a normal tab. This could allow for the leaking of private information specific to the private browsing context. This issue is...

CVE-2016-9062

Private browsing mode leaves metadata information, such as URLs, for sites visited in "browser.db" and "browser.db-wal" files within the Firefox profile after the mode is exited. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This...

CVE-2017-7843

When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not...

USN-3544-2 firefox regressions

USN-3544-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a web compatibility regression and a tab crash during printing in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. I...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3544-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3544-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3544-1 advisory. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could...

USN-3544-1 firefox vulnerabilities

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 via application crash, spoof the origin in audio capture prompts, trick the user in to providing HTTP...

CVE-2018-5108

A Blob URL can violate origin attribute segregation, allowing it to be accessed from a private browsing tab and for data to be passed between the private browsing tab and a normal tab. This could allow for the leaking of private information specific to the private browsing context. This issue is...

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5108

A Blob URL can violate origin attribute segregation, allowing it to be accessed from a private browsing tab and for data to be passed between the private browsing tab and a normal tab. This could allow for the leaking of private information specific to the private browsing context. This issue is...

EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : firefox (EulerOS-SA-2017-1326)

According to the version of the firefox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A privacy flaw was discovered in Firefox. In Private Browsing mode, a web worker could write persistent data to IndexedDB, which was not cleared wh...

EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : firefox (EulerOS-SA-2017-1327)

According to the version of the firefox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A privacy flaw was discovered in Firefox. In Private Browsing mode, a web worker could write persistent data to IndexedDB, which was not cleared wh...

openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-2017-1366)

This update for MozillaFirefox to 52.5.2esr fixes the following issue : - CVE-2017-7843: Web worker in Private Browsing mode can write IndexedDB data boo1072034, bmo1410106, MFSA 2017-28 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin we...

Debian DLA-1202-1 : firefox-esr security update

It was discovered that the private browsing mode in Firefox was able to write persistent data to a database, which could lead to websites tracking users even when browsing in this mode. For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 52.5.2esr-1deb7u1. We recommend that you upgra...

Debian DSA-4062-1 : firefox-esr - security update

It was discovered that the Private Browsing mode in the Mozilla Firefox web browser allowed to fingerprint a user across multiple sessions via IndexedDB. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security...

MGASA-2017-0448 Updated firefox packages fix security vulnerability

Web worker in Private Browsing mode can write IndexedDB data. CVE-2017-7843...

[SECURITY] [DLA 1202-1] firefox-esr security update

Package : firefox-esr Version : 52.5.2esr-1deb7u1 CVE ID : CVE-2017-7843 It was discovered that the private browsing mode in Firefox was able to write persistent data to a database, which could lead to websites tracking users even when browsing in this mode. For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems...