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CVE-2020-12407

6.5 · MEDIUM

Mozilla Developer Nicolas Silva found that when using WebRender, Firefox would under certain conditions leak arbitrary GPU memory to the visible screen.

Published Jul 9, 2020CWE-125EPSS 0.97%

Overview

CVE-2020-12407 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mozilla Developer Nicolas Silva found that when using WebRender, Firefox would under certain conditions leak arbitrary GPU memory to the visible screen. The leaked memory content was visible to the user, but not observable from web content. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 77.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637112Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637112Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/

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What is CVE-2020-12407?

CVE-2020-12407 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2020-12407?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-12407?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-12407?

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