Name: CVE-2016-1942: Improper Input Validation
Published: 2016-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-1942, CWE-20, CVSS 7.4, EPSS 0.0082

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof a trailing substring in the address bar by leveraging a user's paste of a (1) wyciwyg: URI or (2) resource: URI.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	View advisory ↗	freebsd-upgrade-package-firefoxfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefoxfreebsd-upgrade-package-seamonkeyfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkeyfreebsd-upgrade-package-firefox-esrfreebsd-upgrade-package-libxulfreebsd-upgrade-package-thunderbirdfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-thunderbird	Dec 10, 2025	Feb 1, 2016
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nsprgentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nssgentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-client-thunderbirdgentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-client-thunderbird-bingentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefoxgentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox-bin	Oct 30, 2017	Jan 31, 2016
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-mozillafirefoxsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-develsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-commonsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other	Feb 2, 2016	Jan 31, 2016
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗	ubuntu-upgrade-firefox	Feb 2, 2016	Jan 31, 2016

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