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CVE-2016-9076

Published: 17 November 2016

An issue where a "<select>" dropdown menu can be used to cover location bar content, resulting in potential spoofing attacks. This attack requires e10s to be enabled in order to function. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
requires e10s to be enabled, looks like ubuntu does not
enable by default

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (50.0)
precise
Released (50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2)
xenial
Released (50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
yakkety
Released (50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.2)
trusty
Released (50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N