CVE-2016-9064
Mozilla Firefox Add-on Update Verification Vulnerability
Description
Add-on updates failed to verify that the add-on ID inside the signed package matched the ID of the add-on being updated. An attacker who could perform a man-in-the-middle attack on the user's connection to the update server and defeat the certificate pinning protection could provide a malicious signed add-on instead of a valid update. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 1, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
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-2016-9064.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303418 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303418 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303418 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-295 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 50.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 45.5.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9064 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9064
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.39 }} -0.16%
score
0.73846
percentile