First published: Tue Nov 15 2016(Updated: )
A previously installed malicious Android application which defines a specific signature-level permissions used by Firefox can access API keys meant for Firefox only. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <50 | 50 |
<50 | 50 | |
Mozilla Firefox | <50.0 | |
Google Android |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
The severity of CVE-2016-9061 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.
The software affected by CVE-2016-9061 is Mozilla Firefox for Android, versions up to and excluding 50.0.
CVE-2016-9061 allows a previously installed malicious Android app to access API keys meant for Firefox, potentially compromising user data.
To fix CVE-2016-9061, update Mozilla Firefox for Android to a version higher than 50.0.
No, other versions and operating systems are unaffected by CVE-2016-9061.