Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-1967 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
mozilla
CWE-200
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-03-13
Updated: 2016-12-03

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code that leverages history.back and performance.getEntries calls after restoring a browser session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7207.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
424

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_45.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 45. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89873
    published2016-03-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89873
    titleFirefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(89873);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/20");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2016-1950",
    "CVE-2016-1952",
    "CVE-2016-1953",
    "CVE-2016-1954",
    "CVE-2016-1955",
    "CVE-2016-1956",
    "CVE-2016-1957",
    "CVE-2016-1958",
    "CVE-2016-1959",
    "CVE-2016-1960",
    "CVE-2016-1961",
    "CVE-2016-1962",
    "CVE-2016-1963",
    "CVE-2016-1964",
    "CVE-2016-1965",
    "CVE-2016-1966",
    "CVE-2016-1967",
    "CVE-2016-1968",
    "CVE-2016-1969",
    "CVE-2016-1970",
    "CVE-2016-1971",
    "CVE-2016-1972",
    "CVE-2016-1973",
    "CVE-2016-1974",
    "CVE-2016-1975",
    "CVE-2016-1976",
    "CVE-2016-1977",
    "CVE-2016-1979",
    "CVE-2016-2790",
    "CVE-2016-2791",
    "CVE-2016-2792",
    "CVE-2016-2793",
    "CVE-2016-2794",
    "CVE-2016-2795",
    "CVE-2016-2796",
    "CVE-2016-2797",
    "CVE-2016-2798",
    "CVE-2016-2799",
    "CVE-2016-2800",
    "CVE-2016-2801",
    "CVE-2016-2802"
  );
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-16");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-17");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-18");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-19");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-20");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-21");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-22");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-23");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-24");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-25");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-26");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-27");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-28");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-29");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-30");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-31");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-32");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-33");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-34");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-35");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-36");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-37");
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-38");

  script_name(english:"Firefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior
to 45. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the
majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An
unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues by
convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in
the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-16/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-17/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-18/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-19/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-20/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-21/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-22/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-23/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-24/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-25/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-26/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-27/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-28/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-29/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-30/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-31/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-32/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-33/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-34/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-35/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-36/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-37/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-38/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Firefox version 45 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-1962");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/03/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

kb_base = "MacOSX/Firefox";
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1);
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1);

if (get_kb_item(kb_base + '/is_esr')) exit(0, 'The Mozilla Firefox installation is in the ESR branch.');

mozilla_check_version(product:'firefox', version:version, path:path, esr:FALSE, fix:'45', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-334.NASL
    descriptionThis update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss fixes the following issues : MozillaFirefox was updated to Firefox 45.0 (boo#969894) - requires NSPR 4.12 / NSS 3.21.1 - Instant browser tab sharing through Hello - Synced Tabs button in button bar - Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching - Introduce a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow blocking .onion at the DNS level - Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed - MFSA 2016-16/CVE-2016-1952/CVE-2016-1953 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - MFSA 2016-17/CVE-2016-1954 (bmo#1243178) Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports - MFSA 2016-18/CVE-2016-1955 (bmo#1208946) CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages - MFSA 2016-19/CVE-2016-1956 (bmo#1199923) Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers - MFSA 2016-20/CVE-2016-1957 (bmo#1227052) Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing - MFSA 2016-21/CVE-2016-1958 (bmo#1228754) Displayed page address can be overridden - MFSA 2016-22/CVE-2016-1959 (bmo#1234949) Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager - MFSA 2016-23/CVE-2016-1960/ZDI-CAN-3545 (bmo#1246014) Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser - MFSA 2016-24/CVE-2016-1961/ZDI-CAN-3574 (bmo#1249377) Use-after-free in SetBody - MFSA 2016-25/CVE-2016-1962 (bmo#1240760) Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels - MFSA 2016-26/CVE-2016-1963 (bmo#1238440) Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader - MFSA 2016-27/CVE-2016-1964 (bmo#1243335) Use-after-free during XML transformations - MFSA 2016-28/CVE-2016-1965 (bmo#1245264) Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property - MFSA 2016-29/CVE-2016-1967 (bmo#1246956) Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore - MFSA 2016-30/CVE-2016-1968 (bmo#1246742) Buffer overflow in Brotli decompression - MFSA 2016-31/CVE-2016-1966 (bmo#1246054) Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin - MFSA 2016-32/CVE-2016-1970/CVE-2016-1971/CVE-2016-1975/ CVE-2016-1976/CVE-2016-1972 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection - MFSA 2016-33/CVE-2016-1973 (bmo#1219339) Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC - MFSA 2016-34/CVE-2016-1974 (bmo#1228103) Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-37/CVE-2016-1977/CVE-2016-2790/CVE-2016-2791/ CVE-2016-2792/CVE-2016-2793/CVE-2016-2794/CVE-2016-2795/ CVE-2016-2796/CVE-2016-2797/CVE-2016-2798/CVE-2016-2799/ CVE-2016-2800/CVE-2016-2801/CVE-2016-2802 Font vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.12 - added a PR_GetEnvSecure function, which attempts to detect if the program is being executed with elevated privileges, and returns NULL if detected. It is recommended to use this function in general purpose library code. - fixed a memory allocation bug related to the PR_*printf functions - exported API PR_DuplicateEnvironment, which had already been added in NSPR 4.10.9 - added support for FreeBSD aarch64 - several minor correctness and compatibility fixes mozilla-nss was updated to NSS 3.21.1 (bmo#969894) - required for Firefox 45.0 - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-14
    plugin id89915
    published2016-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89915
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : Firefox (openSUSE-2016-334)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2917-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several regressions that could result in search engine settings being lost, the list of search providers appearing empty or the location bar breaking after typing an invalid URL. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Francis Gabriel discovered a buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1950) Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup, Carsten Book, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Tyson Smith, Andrea Marchesini, and Jukka Jylanki discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1952, CVE-2016-1953) Nicolas Golubovic discovered that CSP violation reports can be used to overwrite local files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with addon signing disabled and unpacked addons installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to gain additional privileges. (CVE-2016-1954) Muneaki Nishimura discovered that CSP violation reports contained full paths for cross-origin iframe navigations. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1955) Ucha Gobejishvili discovered that performing certain WebGL operations resulted in memory resource exhaustion with some Intel GPUs, requiring a reboot. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-1956) Jose Martinez and Romina Santillan discovered a memory leak in libstagefright during MPEG4 video file processing in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. (CVE-2016-1957) Abdulrahman Alqabandi discovered that the addressbar could be blank or filled with page defined content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1958) Looben Yang discovered an out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1959) A use-after-free was discovered in the HTML5 string parser. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1960) A use-after-free was discovered in the SetBody function of HTMLDocument. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1961) Dominique Hazael-Massieux discovered a use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1962) It was discovered that Firefox crashes when local files are modified whilst being read by the FileReader API. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1963) Nicolas Gregoire discovered a use-after-free during XML transformations. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1964) Tsubasa Iinuma discovered a mechanism to cause the addressbar to display an incorrect URL, using history navigations and the Location protocol property. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1965) A memory corruption issues was discovered in the NPAPI subsystem. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with a malicious plugin installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1966) Jordi Chancel discovered a same-origin-policy bypass when using performance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1967) Luke Li discovered a buffer overflow during Brotli decompression in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1968) Ronald Crane discovered a use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1973) Ronald Crane discovered an out-of-bounds read following a failed allocation in the HTML parser in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1974) Holger Fuhrmannek, Tyson Smith and Holger Fuhrmannek reported multiple memory safety issues in the Graphite 2 library. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1977, CVE-2016-2790, CVE-2016-2791, CVE-2016-2792, CVE-2016-2793, CVE-2016-2794, CVE-2016-2795, CVE-2016-2796, CVE-2016-2797, CVE-2016-2798, CVE-2016-2799, CVE-2016-2800, CVE-2016-2801, CVE-2016-2802). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90421
    published2016-04-08
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90421
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : firefox regressions (USN-2917-2)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_45.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 45. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89875
    published2016-03-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89875
    titleFirefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201605-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201605-06 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, NSS, NSPR, and Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impacts. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id91379
    published2016-05-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91379
    titleGLSA-201605-06 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (Logjam) (SLOTH)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2917-3.NASL
    descriptionUSN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several web compatibility regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Francis Gabriel discovered a buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1950) Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup, Carsten Book, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Tyson Smith, Andrea Marchesini, and Jukka Jylanki discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1952, CVE-2016-1953) Nicolas Golubovic discovered that CSP violation reports can be used to overwrite local files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with addon signing disabled and unpacked addons installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to gain additional privileges. (CVE-2016-1954) Muneaki Nishimura discovered that CSP violation reports contained full paths for cross-origin iframe navigations. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1955) Ucha Gobejishvili discovered that performing certain WebGL operations resulted in memory resource exhaustion with some Intel GPUs, requiring a reboot. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-1956) Jose Martinez and Romina Santillan discovered a memory leak in libstagefright during MPEG4 video file processing in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. (CVE-2016-1957) Abdulrahman Alqabandi discovered that the addressbar could be blank or filled with page defined content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1958) Looben Yang discovered an out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1959) A use-after-free was discovered in the HTML5 string parser. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1960) A use-after-free was discovered in the SetBody function of HTMLDocument. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1961) Dominique Hazael-Massieux discovered a use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1962) It was discovered that Firefox crashes when local files are modified whilst being read by the FileReader API. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1963) Nicolas Gregoire discovered a use-after-free during XML transformations. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1964) Tsubasa Iinuma discovered a mechanism to cause the addressbar to display an incorrect URL, using history navigations and the Location protocol property. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1965) A memory corruption issues was discovered in the NPAPI subsystem. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with a malicious plugin installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1966) Jordi Chancel discovered a same-origin-policy bypass when using performance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1967) Luke Li discovered a buffer overflow during Brotli decompression in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1968) Ronald Crane discovered a use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1973) Ronald Crane discovered an out-of-bounds read following a failed allocation in the HTML parser in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1974) Holger Fuhrmannek, Tyson Smith and Holger Fuhrmannek reported multiple memory safety issues in the Graphite 2 library. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1977, CVE-2016-2790, CVE-2016-2791, CVE-2016-2792, CVE-2016-2793, CVE-2016-2794, CVE-2016-2795, CVE-2016-2796, CVE-2016-2797, CVE-2016-2798, CVE-2016-2799, CVE-2016-2800, CVE-2016-2801, CVE-2016-2802). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90598
    published2016-04-20
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90598
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : firefox regressions (USN-2917-3)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_2225C5B41E5A44FC9920B3201C384A15.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : MFSA 2016-16 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:45.0 / rv:38.7) MFSA 2016-17 Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports MFSA 2016-18 CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages MFSA 2016-19 Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers MFSA 2016-20 Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing MFSA 2016-21 Displayed page address can be overridden MFSA 2016-22 Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager MFSA 2016-23 Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser MFSA 2016-24 Use-after-free in SetBody MFSA 2016-25 Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels MFSA 2016-26 Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader MFSA 2016-27 Use-after-free during XML transformations MFSA 2016-28 Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property MFSA 2016-29 Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore MFSA 2016-31 Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin MFSA 2016-32 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection MFSA 2016-33 Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC MFSA 2016-34 Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89765
    published2016-03-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89765
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-332.NASL
    descriptionThis update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss fixes the following issues : MozillaFirefox was updated to Firefox 45.0 (boo#969894) - requires NSPR 4.12 / NSS 3.21.1 - Instant browser tab sharing through Hello - Synced Tabs button in button bar - Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching - Introduce a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow blocking .onion at the DNS level - Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed - MFSA 2016-16/CVE-2016-1952/CVE-2016-1953 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - MFSA 2016-17/CVE-2016-1954 (bmo#1243178) Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports - MFSA 2016-18/CVE-2016-1955 (bmo#1208946) CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages - MFSA 2016-19/CVE-2016-1956 (bmo#1199923) Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers - MFSA 2016-20/CVE-2016-1957 (bmo#1227052) Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing - MFSA 2016-21/CVE-2016-1958 (bmo#1228754) Displayed page address can be overridden - MFSA 2016-22/CVE-2016-1959 (bmo#1234949) Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager - MFSA 2016-23/CVE-2016-1960/ZDI-CAN-3545 (bmo#1246014) Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser - MFSA 2016-24/CVE-2016-1961/ZDI-CAN-3574 (bmo#1249377) Use-after-free in SetBody - MFSA 2016-25/CVE-2016-1962 (bmo#1240760) Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels - MFSA 2016-26/CVE-2016-1963 (bmo#1238440) Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader - MFSA 2016-27/CVE-2016-1964 (bmo#1243335) Use-after-free during XML transformations - MFSA 2016-28/CVE-2016-1965 (bmo#1245264) Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property - MFSA 2016-29/CVE-2016-1967 (bmo#1246956) Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore - MFSA 2016-30/CVE-2016-1968 (bmo#1246742) Buffer overflow in Brotli decompression - MFSA 2016-31/CVE-2016-1966 (bmo#1246054) Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin - MFSA 2016-32/CVE-2016-1970/CVE-2016-1971/CVE-2016-1975/ CVE-2016-1976/CVE-2016-1972 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection - MFSA 2016-33/CVE-2016-1973 (bmo#1219339) Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC - MFSA 2016-34/CVE-2016-1974 (bmo#1228103) Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-37/CVE-2016-1977/CVE-2016-2790/CVE-2016-2791/ CVE-2016-2792/CVE-2016-2793/CVE-2016-2794/CVE-2016-2795/ CVE-2016-2796/CVE-2016-2797/CVE-2016-2798/CVE-2016-2799/ CVE-2016-2800/CVE-2016-2801/CVE-2016-2802 Font vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.12 - added a PR_GetEnvSecure function, which attempts to detect if the program is being executed with elevated privileges, and returns NULL if detected. It is recommended to use this function in general purpose library code. - fixed a memory allocation bug related to the PR_*printf functions - exported API PR_DuplicateEnvironment, which had already been added in NSPR 4.10.9 - added support for FreeBSD aarch64 - several minor correctness and compatibility fixes mozilla-nss was updated to NSS 3.21.1 (bmo#969894) - required for Firefox 45.0 - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-14
    plugin id89913
    published2016-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89913
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nspr / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-332)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2917-1.NASL
    descriptionFrancis Gabriel discovered a buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1950) Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup, Carsten Book, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Tyson Smith, Andrea Marchesini, and Jukka Jylanki discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1952, CVE-2016-1953) Nicolas Golubovic discovered that CSP violation reports can be used to overwrite local files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with addon signing disabled and unpacked addons installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to gain additional privileges. (CVE-2016-1954) Muneaki Nishimura discovered that CSP violation reports contained full paths for cross-origin iframe navigations. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1955) Ucha Gobejishvili discovered that performing certain WebGL operations resulted in memory resource exhaustion with some Intel GPUs, requiring a reboot. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-1956) Jose Martinez and Romina Santillan discovered a memory leak in libstagefright during MPEG4 video file processing in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. (CVE-2016-1957) Abdulrahman Alqabandi discovered that the addressbar could be blank or filled with page defined content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1958) Looben Yang discovered an out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1959) A use-after-free was discovered in the HTML5 string parser. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1960) A use-after-free was discovered in the SetBody function of HTMLDocument. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1961) Dominique Hazael-Massieux discovered a use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1962) It was discovered that Firefox crashes when local files are modified whilst being read by the FileReader API. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1963) Nicolas Gregoire discovered a use-after-free during XML transformations. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1964) Tsubasa Iinuma discovered a mechanism to cause the addressbar to display an incorrect URL, using history navigations and the Location protocol property. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct URL spoofing attacks. (CVE-2016-1965) A memory corruption issues was discovered in the NPAPI subsystem. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website with a malicious plugin installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1966) Jordi Chancel discovered a same-origin-policy bypass when using performance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data. (CVE-2016-1967) Luke Li discovered a buffer overflow during Brotli decompression in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1968) Ronald Crane discovered a use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1973) Ronald Crane discovered an out-of-bounds read following a failed allocation in the HTML parser in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1974) Holger Fuhrmannek, Tyson Smith and Holger Fuhrmannek reported multiple memory safety issues in the Graphite 2 library. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1977, CVE-2016-2790, CVE-2016-2791, CVE-2016-2792, CVE-2016-2793, CVE-2016-2794, CVE-2016-2795, CVE-2016-2796, CVE-2016-2797, CVE-2016-2798, CVE-2016-2799, CVE-2016-2800, CVE-2016-2801, CVE-2016-2802).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89826
    published2016-03-10
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89826
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 / 15.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-2917-1)

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