gsd-2016-5284
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 rely on unintended expiration dates for Preloaded Public Key Pinning, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof add-on updates by leveraging possession of an X.509 server certificate for addons.mozilla.org signed by an arbitrary built-in Certification Authority.
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CVE-2016-5284


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    "description": "Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird \u003c 45.4 rely on unintended expiration dates for Preloaded Public Key Pinning, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof add-on updates by leveraging possession of an X.509 server certificate for addons.mozilla.org signed by an arbitrary built-in Certification Authority.",
    "id": "GSD-2016-5284",
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      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1912",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5284",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2016-5284.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-5284",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-5284.html"
    ]
  },
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      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
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      "id": "GSD-2016-5284",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:25.996291Z",
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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 4.3,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "2.0"
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          "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
          "impactScore": 2.9,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
          "severity": "MEDIUM",
          "userInteractionRequired": true
        },
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            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 7.4,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-30T16:27Z",
      "publishedDate": "2016-09-22T22:59Z"
    }
  }
}


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