VDB-94495 · CVE-2016-9900 · MFSA 2016-94

Mozilla Firefox up to 50 SVG Image external 7pk security

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 50 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component SVG Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (External). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was published 12/13/2016 by Christian Holler (Nils) as MFSA 2016-94 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9900 since 12/07/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900006 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236208 (Red Hat Update Firefox Security (RHSA-2016:2946)).

Upgrading to version 50.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (900006) and SecurityFocus (BID 94885†). Similar entries are available at VDB-94489, VDB-94490, VDB-94491 and VDB-94492. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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Exploitinginfo

Name: External
Class: 7pk security / External
CWE: CWE-254
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
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Nessus ID: 900006
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2016:2973 centos7
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Firefox 50.1

Timelineinfo

12/07/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +6 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2016 +2 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +542 days 🔍
10/08/2022 +1580 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-94
Researcher: Christian Holler (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-9900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94495

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 94885 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2016-94 and MFSA2016-95 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037461

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2016 10:45 AM
Updated: 10/08/2022 04:41 PM
Changes: 12/15/2016 10:45 AM (73), 07/07/2019 09:39 PM (7), 10/08/2022 04:41 PM (4)
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