CVE-2018-12383 (GCVE-0-2018-12383)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-18 13:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:30
VLAI
Summary
If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Setting a master password post-Firefox 58 does not delete unencrypted previously stored passwords
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041701 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4304 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2834 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 62 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 60.2.1 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 60.2.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-09-05 00:00
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