CVE-2016-2813

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2813
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 does not properly restrict JavaScript access to orientation and motion data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about a device's physical environment, and possibly discover PIN values, via a crafted web site, a similar issue to CVE-2016-1780.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

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
1197901 - (CVE-2016-2813) Risks in the current implementation of Firefox on Android in accessing to the mobile orientation and motion sensors via JavaScript codes CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
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
Disclosure of user actions through JavaScript with motion and orientation sensors — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
TouchSignatures MISC dl.acm.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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