SUSE: CVE-2016-9075: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
11/15/2016
07/25/2018
11/19/2016
06/20/2021
Description
An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Solution(s)
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other
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