CVE-2016-2831

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 13 Jun 2016, 10:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.66% LOW
1% probability -0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jun 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 do not ensure that the user approves the fullscreen and pointerlock settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI outage), or conduct clickjacking or spoofing attacks, via a crafted web site.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.66%• Percentile: 71%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-254•7PK - Security Features

    Software security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.

  • CWE-284•Improper Access Control

    The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • mozilla•firefox

    45.1.0 | 45.1.1 | ≤ 46.0.1

  • opensuse•leap

    42.1

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1 | 13.2

References (11)