CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-5270

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: May 27, 2025 | Modified: Jun 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.4 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo

In certain cases, SNI could have been sent unencrypted even when encrypted DNS was enabled. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 139 and Thunderbird < 139.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla*139.0 (excluding)
FirefoxUbuntufocal*
Mozjs102Ubuntuesm-apps/noble*
Mozjs102Ubuntujammy*
Mozjs102Ubuntunoble*
Mozjs115Ubuntunoble*
Mozjs115Ubuntuoracular*
Mozjs115Ubuntuplucky*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Mozjs52Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs68Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Mozjs68Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs78Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Mozjs78Ubuntujammy*
Mozjs91Ubuntujammy*
ThunderbirdUbuntufocal*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References