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CVE-2016-1939

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 stores cookies with names containing vertical tab characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1034825 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2880-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2880-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-04.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1233784 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201605-06 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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