Bug 1396549 – CVE-2016-9070 firefox: Sidebar bookmark can have reference to chrome window

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Bug 1396549 - (CVE-2016-9070) CVE-2016-9070 firefox: Sidebar bookmark can have reference to chrome window

Summary:	CVE-2016-9070 firefox: Sidebar bookmark can have reference to chrome window

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2016-9070

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

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Keywords:	Security

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Blocks:	1392803
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Reported:	2016-11-18 10:38 EST by Adam Mariš
Modified:	2016-11-24 00:23 EST (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	firefox 50
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Last Closed:	2016-11-24 00:23:19 EST
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Description Adam Mariš 2016-11-18 10:38:17 EST

A maliciously crafted page loaded to the sidebar through a bookmark can reference a privileged chrome window and engage in limited JavaScript operations violating cross-origin protections.

External References:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/#CVE-2016-9070

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2016-11-18 10:38:30 EST

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Abdulrahman Alqabandi

Comment 2 Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala 2016-11-24 00:23:19 EST

Statement:

This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.

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