CVE-2016-9072 Information

Description

When a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default. Note: This issue only affects 64-bit Windows. 32-bit Windows and other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 50.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1300083 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5