Access Restriction Bypass Affecting firefox package, versions <44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.82% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FIREFOX-424629
  • published13 Feb 2016
  • disclosed13 Feb 2016

Introduced: 13 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-1949  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 firefox to version 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0.2 does not properly restrict the interaction between Service Workers and plugins, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site that triggers spoofed responses to requests that use NPAPI, as demonstrated by a request for a crossdomain.xml file.

CVSS Scores

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