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CVE-2020-15680 Details

Description

If a valid external protocol handler was referenced in an image tag, the resulting broken image size could be distinguished from a broken image size of a non-existent protocol handler. This allowed an attacker to successfully probe whether an external protocol handler was registered. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 82.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658881 CVEIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-45/ CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658881 [email protected]Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-45/ [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 82.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-15680
NVD Published Date:
Oct 22, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-15680 Details - Not Deferred