4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1947
Mozilla Firefox HTTP Request Smuggling
Description

Mozilla Firefox 43.x mishandles attempts to connect to the Application Reputation service, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trigger an unintended download by leveraging the absence of reputation data.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 31, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1947 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1947.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-11.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81949 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1947 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81949 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81949 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81949 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-11.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-11.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1947 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1947 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} 0.00%

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0.71907

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