CVE-2016-2831
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2831 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-06-13 10:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC |
| Description | Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 do not ensure that the user approves the fullscreen and pointerlock settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI outage), or conduct clickjacking or spoofing attacks, via a crafted web site. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-254 | CWE-284
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3600-1 firefox-esr | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1691-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 1261933 – (CVE-2016-2831) mozRequestFullScreen + mozRequestPointerLock: bypassing pointer lock permission | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Issue Tracking, Permissions Required |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1557-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Entering fullscreen and persistent pointerlock without user permission — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2993-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1552-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 690285 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (8065d37b-8e7c-4707-a608-1b0a2b8509c3)