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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-23982: Inadequate Encryption Strength

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-23982: Inadequate Encryption Strength

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/31/2021
Created
06/18/2022
Added
06/17/2022
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Using techniques that built on the slipstream research, a malicious webpage could have scanned both an internal network's hosts as well as services running on the user's local machine utilizing WebRTC connections. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox-esr
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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