# CVE-2020-6812: The first time AirPods are connected to an iPhone, they become named after the user's name by default (e.g.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 68.6, 74, ESR68.6
- Published: 2020-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 68.6
- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 74; fixed in ESR68.6
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 68.6

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, upgrade to a fixed version (68.6, 74, ESR68.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1616661
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4328-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/

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