CVE-2016-1967

Mozilla: Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore (MFSA 2016-29)

Published Mar 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3056 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2917-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 13, 2016, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 8, 2016, 12:00 AM