| Name | CVE-2020-15664 |
| Description | By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2346-1, DLA-2360-1, DSA-4749-1, DSA-4754-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 133.0.3-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 128.5.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 128.5.1esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:128.5.2esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 80.0-1 | |||
| firefox-esr | source | stretch | 68.12.0esr-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2346-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | buster | 68.12.0esr-1~deb10u1 | DSA-4749-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | 68.12.0esr-1 | |||
| thunderbird | source | stretch | 1:68.12.0-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2360-1 | ||
| thunderbird | source | buster | 1:68.12.0-1~deb10u1 | DSA-4754-1 | ||
| thunderbird | source | (unstable) | 1:68.12.0-1 |
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/#CVE-2020-15664
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/#CVE-2020-15664
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/#CVE-2020-15664