UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11697

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11697

    Published: 21 May 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-11697
    Aliases:
    USN-3991-1

    Summary:

    Details: If the ALT and "a" keys are pressed when users receive an extension installation prompt, the extension will be installed without the install prompt delay that keeps the prompt visible in order for users to accept or decline the installation. A malicious web page could use this with spoofing on the page to trick users into installing a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11697, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/#CVE-2019-11697, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3991-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11697

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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