Security Features Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.7.0-1.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-5107062
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Mar 2016

Introduced: 8 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-1965  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:38.7.0-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0373.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 mishandle a navigation sequence that returns to the original page, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving the history.back method and the location.protocol property.

CVSS Scores

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