CVE-2016-2829

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: June 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 allows remote attackers to spoof permission notifications via a crafted web site that rapidly triggers permission requests, as demonstrated by the microphone permission or the geolocation permission.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-57.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248329

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html