high7.5
CVE-2016-9904
An attacker could use a JavaScript Map/Set timing attack to determine whether an atom is used by another compartment/zone in specific contexts.
Impact
An attacker could use a JavaScript Map/Set timing attack to determine whether an atom is used by another compartment/zone in specific contexts. This could be used to leak information, such as usernames embedded in JavaScript code, across websites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 45.6.0 before 51.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 45.6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317936
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317936
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/