CVE-2016-5299
Published: 11 June 2018
A previously installed malicious Android application with same signature-level permissions as Firefox can intercept AuthTokens meant for Firefox only. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | firefox for android only |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [android only])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(50)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [android only])
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(android only)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |