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Permission Issues

CVE-2016-5299

High
7.5/10

Summary

A previously installed malicious Android application with same signature-level permissions as Firefox can intercept AuthTokens meant for Firefox only. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-275 - Permission Issues

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper assignment or handling of permissions.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published