CVE-2016-5284
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5284 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2016-09-22 22:59:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| Update on add-on pinning vulnerability | Mozilla Security Blog |
CONFIRM |
blog.mozilla.org |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
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| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 |
CONFIRM |
www.oracle.com |
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| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 49 — Mozilla |
CONFIRM |
www.mozilla.org |
Release Notes |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Determine File Paths, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker |
SECTRACK |
www.securitytracker.com |
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| Dailydave: Deep down the certificate pinning rabbit hole of "Tor Browser Exposed" |
MLIST |
seclists.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| 1303127 – (CVE-2016-5284) ESR-45/Tor Browser certificate pinning bypass for addons.mozilla.org and other built-in sites |
CONFIRM |
bugzilla.mozilla.org |
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Tor Browser Exposed: Anti-Privacy Implantation at Mass Scale | Hacker Noon |
MISC |
hackernoon.com |
Technical Description |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3674-1 firefox-esr |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
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| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.4 — Mozilla |
CONFIRM |
www.mozilla.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
rhn.redhat.com |
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| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.4 — Mozilla |
CONFIRM |
www.mozilla.org |
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| 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
- 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)
