VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5299
A previously installed malicious Android application with same signature-level permissions as Firefox can intercept AuthTokens meant for Firefox only.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A previously installed malicious Android application with same signature-level permissions as Firefox can intercept AuthTokens meant for Firefox only. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-275
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245791Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245791Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.