CVE-2020-26966

Description

Searching for a single word from the address bar caused an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string; resulting in an information leak. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references

• security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
• security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
• security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory