Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-1942
Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof a trailing substring in the address bar by leveraging a user's paste of a (1) wyciwyg: URI or (2) resource: URI.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1942?
- CVE-2016-1942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2016-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1942?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.