CVE-2016-9900 Security feature bypass in Firefox

What is CVE-2016-9900?

CVE-2016-9900 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

External resources that should be blocked when loaded by SVG images can bypass security restrictions through the use of "data:" URLs. This could allow for cross-domain data leakage. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9900?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9900?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-9900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9900, GHSA-5758-qh2j-cmj3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9900.