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high8.8

CVE-2016-1954

The nsCSPContext::SendReports function in dom/security/nsCSPContext.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not prevent use of…

Impact

The nsCSPContext::SendReports function in dom/security/nsCSPContext.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not prevent use of a non-HTTP report-uri for a Content Security Policy (CSP) violation report, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data overwrite) or possibly gain privileges by specifying a URL of a local file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MozillaFirefox
through 44.0.2
Versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 38.1.1
MozillaThunderbird
through 38.6.0
NovellSuse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise
Version 12
OpensuseLeap
Version 42.1
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 13.1, 13.2
OracleLinux
Versions 5.0, 6, 7

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