CVE-2016-1965 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 mishandle a navigation sequence that returns to the original page, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving the history.back method and the location.protocol property.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
03/13/2016
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification
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Change History
11 change records found
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CPE Deprecation Remap -
10/30/2018 12:27:35 PM
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/2/2016 10:23:48 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/30/2016 10:07:52 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
10/13/2016 3:52:50 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 980 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:moz |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 1160 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:3 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html No Types Assigned |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245264 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245264 Issue Tracking |
Initial CVE Analysis -
10/13/2016 2:44:35 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 980 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:3 |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 1160 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:3 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html No Types Assigned |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/11/2016 10:02:25 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html |
Modified Analysis -
5/18/2016 6:33:04 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 900 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:3 |
Record truncated, showing 500 of 980 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:moz |
CVE Modified by Source -
4/25/2016 9:59:42 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html |
Modified Analysis -
3/17/2016 2:56:51 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Record truncated, showing 500 of 900 characters.
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:3 |
| 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:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-254 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-28.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-28.html Advisory |
Initial CVE Analysis -
3/17/2016 12:55:23 PM
CVE Translated -
3/15/2016 7:45:00 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Translation |
|
Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.7 no maneja correctamente la secuencia de navegación que devuelve a la página original, lo que permite a atacantes remotos suplantar la barra de direcciones a través de vectores que involucran el método history.back y la propiedad location.protocol. |
| Removed |
Translation |
Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.7 no maneja correctamente la secuencia de navegación que vuelve a la página original, lo que permite a atacantes remotos suplantar la barra de dirección a través de vectores que involucran el método history.back y la propiedad location.protocol. |
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1965
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2016
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
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