Mozilla Firefox up to 50 Pocket Server Data input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 50 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Pocket Server Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 by Christian Holler (Nils) as MFSA 2016-94 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9901 since 12/07/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
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 vulnerability database at Tenable (900006).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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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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Upgrade: Firefox 50.1
Timeline
12/07/2016 🔍12/13/2016 🔍
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12/15/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2016-94
Researcher: Christian Holler (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9901 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037461
SecurityFocus: 94885 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2016-94 and MFSA2016-95 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Entry
Created: 12/15/2016 10:45Updated: 10/08/2022 17:03
Changes: 12/15/2016 10:45 (72), 07/07/2019 21:54 (7), 10/08/2022 16:56 (4), 10/08/2022 17:03 (1)
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