PT-2016-3445 · Mozilla+2 · Firefox+2

Bob Owen · Published 2016-11-15 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2016-9072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 50

Description The issue is related to the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins not being enabled by default when a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations. This can allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. The issue only affects 64-bit Windows installations, while 32-bit Windows and other operating systems are unaffected.

Recommendations For Firefox versions prior to 50, update to version 50 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider enabling the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins manually until a patch is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-2307

BDU:2023-01952

CVE-2016-9072

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3011-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Firefox

Suse

References · 2065

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9072 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1300083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/base-vulnerabilities/544523 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01952 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25728 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31743 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12392 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5698 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1701 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5687 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24713 · Note