CVE-2016-9064 | BDVDB-2026-102148 Detail
MozillaFirefox ESR
Description#
Add-on updates failed to verify that the add-on ID inside the signed package matched the ID of the add-on being updated. An attacker who could perform a man-in-the-middle attack on the user's connection to the update server and defeat the certificate pinning protection could provide a malicious signed add-on instead of a valid update. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303418
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.