Bug 1377670 – CVE-2016-5283 Mozilla: iframe src fragment timing attack can reveal cross-origin data (MFSA 2016-85)

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Bug 1377670 - (CVE-2016-5283) CVE-2016-5283 Mozilla: iframe src fragment timing attack can reveal cross-origin data (MFSA 2016-85)

Summary:	CVE-2016-5283 Mozilla: iframe src fragment timing attack can reveal cross-ori...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2016-5283

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Blocks:	1369653
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Reported:	2016-09-20 06:54 EDT by Siddharth Sharma
Modified:	2016-11-02 13:20 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2016-10-03 22:49:48 EDT
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Description Siddharth Sharma 2016-09-20 06:54:57 EDT

A timing attack vulnerability using iframes to potentially reveal private data using document resizes and link colors

External Reference:

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html

Comment 1 Siddharth Sharma 2016-09-20 06:55:06 EDT

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Gavin Sharp

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