Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.6.0-1.el6_8
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 Dec 2016
Introduced: 14 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9904 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:45.6.0-1.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2946.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
An attacker could use a JavaScript Map/Set timing attack to determine whether an atom is used by another compartment/zone in specific contexts. This could be used to leak information, such as usernames embedded in JavaScript code, across websites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317936
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9904
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2946
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461