{"id":"USN-3140-1","summary":"firefox vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that data: URLs can inherit the wrong origin after a\nHTTP redirect in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially\nexploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2016-9078)\n\nA use-after-free was discovered in SVG animations. If a user were tricked\nin to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this\nto cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2016-9079)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:29:35.955427Z","published":"2016-11-30T23:26:48Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9078","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9079"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-9078","CVE-2016-9079","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9078","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9079"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3140-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9078"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9079"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"firefox","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["24.0+build1-0ubuntu1","25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1","28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2","28.0+build1-0ubuntu1","28.0+build2-0ubuntu1","28.0+build2-0ubuntu2","29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"firefox","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-globalmenu","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-mozsymbols","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-testsuite","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-9078"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-9079"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3140-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"firefox","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1","42.0+build2-0ubuntu1","44.0+build3-0ubuntu2","44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1","44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1","45.0+build2-0ubuntu1","45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1","45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1","46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"firefox","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-globalmenu","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-mozsymbols","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-testsuite","binary_version":"50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-9078"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-9079"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3140-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}