CVE-2016-2813 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2813?

CVE-2016-2813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 on Android does not properly restrict JavaScript access to orientation and motion data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about a device's physical environment, and possibly discover PIN values, via a crafted web site, a similar issue to CVE-2016-1780.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2813?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2813?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x4mq-76g8-78f6.