SB2016092223 - Security bypass in Mozilla Firefox
Published: September 22, 2016 Updated: January 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092223
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5284)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to access potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to ineffectiveness of certificate pinning for add-on updates. Such inefficiency allows a remote user with mis-issued certificate for a Mozilla web site to send malicious add-on updates to the network users.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in private information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.