First published: Tue Nov 15 2016(Updated: )
The location bar in Firefox for Android can be spoofed by forcing a user into fullscreen mode, blocking its exiting, and creating of a fake location bar without any user notification. 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)
CVE-2016-9065 is a vulnerability in Firefox for Android that allows spoofing of the location bar by forcing a user into fullscreen mode and creating a fake location bar without user notification.
Versions up to (but not including) 50 of Firefox for Android are affected by CVE-2016-9065.
CVE-2016-9065 has a severity rating of high (CVSS score of 7).
To fix CVE-2016-9065, update Firefox on your Android device to version 50 or newer.
You can find more information about CVE-2016-9065 on the following URLs: [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1306696), [Mozilla Security Advisory](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/), and [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94342).