Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20162817000
Revision Date:2016-04-30Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-2817 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The WebExtension sandbox feature in browser/components/extensions/ext-tabs.js in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 does not properly restrict principal inheritance during chrome.tabs.create and chrome.tabs.update API calls, which allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted extension that accesses a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URL.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-2817
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.12.04.2').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'thunderbird' package in precise is not affected.
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