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CVE-2016-9073

Publication date 18 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
thunderbird 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3124-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 19 November 2016

Other references