UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4104

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4104

    Published: 11 Sept 2023Last Modified: 13 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-4104

    Summary:

    Details: An invalid Polkit Authentication check and missing authentication requirements for D-Bus methods allowed any local user to configure arbitrary VPN setups. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN 2.16.1 < (Linux).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4104, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4104, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209921, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mozillavpn

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2.0-1

    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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