First published: Tue Nov 15 2016(Updated: )
When a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations, the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default. Note: This issue only affects 64-bit Windows. 32-bit Windows and other 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 | |
Microsoft Windows |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2016-9072.
CVE-2016-9072 has a severity level of high.
Firefox versions prior to 50 on 64-bit Windows installations are affected by CVE-2016-9072.
To fix the vulnerability CVE-2016-9072, update your Firefox installation to version 50 or higher.
No, 32-bit Windows installations are unaffected by CVE-2016-9072.