CVE-2016-5299

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    CVE-2016-5299

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245791

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High