CVE-2025-0245
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-0245 is a security vulnerability discovered in Firefox Focus for Android that was disclosed on January 7, 2025. The vulnerability allows bypassing a user opt-in setting that requires authentication before using Focus. This security issue specifically affects Firefox versions below 134 (Mozilla Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified with a moderate impact rating. According to the CVSS v3.1 scoring, it received a base score of 3.3 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (Red Hat). The issue specifically relates to an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Firefox Focus application's lock screen functionality.

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the authentication requirement that users have explicitly opted into for Firefox Focus. This could potentially expose user data and browser content to unauthorized access when the authentication feature is enabled (Mozilla Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox version 134. Users are advised to update their Firefox Focus application to the latest version to receive the security fix (Mozilla Advisory).

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