Mozilla Firefox up to 49 on Android Location Bar input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 49 on Android and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Location Bar. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9065. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 49 on Android (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Location Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/15/2016 as MFSA 2016-89 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9065. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95590 (openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370225 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2016-89,MFSA2016-90)).

Upgrading to version 50 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 (95590), SecurityFocus (BID 94342†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037298†). The entries VDB-93624, VDB-93625, VDB-93626 and VDB-93627 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 95590
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Mozilla openSUSE-SU-2016:3011-1 (Mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 50

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10/27/2016 🔍
11/15/2016 +19 days 🔍
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11/16/2016 +1 days 🔍
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06/11/2018 +571 days 🔍
10/04/2022 +1576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-89
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93649
SecurityFocus: 94342
SecurityTracker: 1037298 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2016 14:03
Updated: 10/04/2022 08:10
Changes: 11/16/2016 14:03 (47), 01/31/2018 09:56 (22), 10/04/2022 08:00 (4), 10/04/2022 08:06 (11), 10/04/2022 08:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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