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.
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/ | vendor advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1616661 | issue tracking permissions required vendor advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4328-1/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |