Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1939
Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 stores cookies with names containing vertical tab characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading HTTP Cookie headers. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7208.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-1939
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1939
0.50%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1939
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-1939
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-1939
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1233784
Bugzilla.mozilla.org is offline
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0306-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0309-1: important: Security update
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the Address Bar, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-04.html
Firefox allows for control characters to be set in cookie names — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2
USN-2880-2: Firefox regression | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1
USN-2880-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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