CVE-2016-9075
Mozilla: WebExtensions can access the mozAddonManager API and use it to gain elevated privileges (MFSA 2016-89)
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Le label propre à Trivy est CRITICAL. Critique selon NVD. Plus basse selon Red Hat (moyenne), Ubuntu (moyenne).
Description
An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Paquets affectés et versions corrigées
| Source | Paquet | Corrigé en |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu 12.04 | firefox | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | firefox | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | firefox | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| ubuntu 16.10 | firefox | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 |
Références
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9075
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295324
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9075
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3124-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9075
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/