CVE-2016-2810

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2810
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-30 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-01 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 46.0 on Android before 5.0 allows attackers to bypass intended Signature access requirements via a crafted application that leverages content-provider permissions, as demonstrated by reading the browser history or a saved password.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1251-1: moderate: Security update to Firefox 46.0 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Content provider permission bypass allows malicious application to access data — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
1229681 - (CVE-2016-2810) Content providers protected with signature-level permissions can be accessed by an application installed beforehand that defines the same permissions CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)
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