CVE-2016-1967
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CVE-2016-1967 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code that leverages history.back and performance.getEntries calls after restoring a browser session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7207.. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code that leverages history.back and performance.getEntries calls after restoring a browser session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7207.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 44.0.2 |
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