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.

CVSS v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-04.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1233784
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-01-31 10:59

Updated : 2018-10-30 09:27

NVD link : CVE-2016-1939

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1939

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

opensuse

opensuse
leap

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