Open Redirect Affecting firefox package, versions <50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-421989
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-9078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.