CVE-2020-6812 json
The first time AirPods are connected to an iPhone, they become named after the user's name by default (e.g.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27958
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The first time AirPods are connected to an iPhone, they become named after the user's name by default (e.g. Jane Doe's AirPods.) Websites with camera or microphone permission are able to enumerate device names, disclosing the user's name. To resolve this issue, Firefox added a special case that renames devices containing the substring 'AirPods' to simply 'AirPods'. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Thunderbird 68.6
- Mozilla Firefox 74, ESR68.6
- Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.6
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 68.6.0esr-1
- thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:68.6.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6812
- firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 74.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 74.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 74.0+build3-0ubuntu1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:68.6.0+build2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6812
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- thunderbird RHEL 8 68.6.0-1.el8_1
- thunderbird RHEL 6 68.6.0-1.el6_10
- thunderbird RHEL 7 68.6.0-1.el7_7
- firefox RHEL 8 68.6.0-1.el8_1
- firefox RHEL 7 68.6.0-1.el7_7
- firefox RHEL 6 68.6.0-1.el6_10
- thunderbird RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.6.0-1.el8_0
- firefox RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.6.0-1.el8_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0919RHSA-2020:0914RHSA-2020:0918RHSA-2020:0905RHSA-2020:0820RHSA-2020:0819
- MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 68.6.0-3.74.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +16 more 68.6.0-109.110.1
- MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 68.6.0-3.75.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 68.6.0-78.64.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0721-1SUSE-SU-2020:0717-1SUSE-SU-2020:0686-1SUSE-SU-2020:14312-1
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.6.0-lp151.2.28.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.6.0-lp151.2.33.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0366-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0340-1
- firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 74.0-r0
- mozjs68 Alpine 3.12 68.6.0-r0
- librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 74.0-r0
- firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.6.0-r0
- thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 68.6.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-6812
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What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-6812 updated cvss 6.1
Mozilla: The names of AirPods with personally identifiable information were exposed to websites with camera or microphone permission
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbirdaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 68.6.0-1.el8_1, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el8_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0820
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 68.6.0-1.el8_0, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el8_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0819
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0815
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0815
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0815
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.6.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0815
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.6.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.6.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0815
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Exploit prediction
1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4328-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4335-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1616661
issue-tracking, permissions-required, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-6812
- NVD CVE-2020-6812
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