7.5high
CVE-2016-9072
When a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations, the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
When a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations, the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default. Note: This issue only affects 64-bit Windows. 32-bit Windows and other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-254 7PK - Security Features
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94337 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037298 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1300083 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9072
- NVD: CVE-2016-9072
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