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Vulnerability details: VCID-bx9t-ctvs-aaad
Vulnerability ID VCID-bx9t-ctvs-aaad
Aliases CVE-2016-5284
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5284.html
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1912
cvssv3 7.4 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5284.json
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rhbs high https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377565
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5250
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5257
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5261
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5270
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5272
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5274
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5276
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5277
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generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5280
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5281
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5284
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5284
cvssv3 7.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5284
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-24
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3076-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3112-1
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85
generic_textual Medium https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5284.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5284.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5284
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/09/16/update-on-add-on-pinning-vulnerability/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303127
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5250
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5257
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5261
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5270
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5272
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5274
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5276
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5277
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5278
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5280
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5281
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5284
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2016/q3/51
https://hackernoon.com/tor-browser-exposed-anti-privacy-implantation-at-mass-scale-bd68e9eb1e95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3076-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3112-1
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
1377565 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377565
ASA-201609-22 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201609-22
AVG-24 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-24
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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-5284 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5284
mfsa2016-85 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85
mfsa2016-86 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86
mfsa2016-88 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88
RHSA-2016:1912 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1912
USN-3076-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3076-1/
USN-3112-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3112-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5284.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5284
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5284
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62450
EPSS Score 0.00240
Published At Nov. 1, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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