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CVE-2016-1941

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-01-31
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 43.0.4 or later.
See remediation →
68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The file-download dialog in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on OS X enables a certain button too quickly, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site that triggers a single-click action in a situation where a double-click action was intended.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A race condition in Mozilla Firefox's file-download dialog on OS X enables a confirmation button too quickly after the dialog appears. This timing flaw allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks by tricking users into single-click actions when double-click actions were intended.

MitigationUpgrade Firefox to version 44.0 or later on all affected macOS systems to obtain the patched dialog timing behavior.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FirefoxWeb browser
Affected:<= 43.0.4
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Firefox is installed
    Open Terminal and run: ls /Applications/Firefox.app
    Affected if Firefox.app exists in the Applications folder
  2. Identify Firefox version on macOS
    Run: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox --version 2>/dev/null || defaults read /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleShortVersionString
    Affected if The version returned is 43.0.4 or lower
  3. Verify the operating system
    Run: uname -s
    Affected if Output is Darwin (indicating macOS)
  4. Confirm version is within vulnerable range
    Compare the installed Firefox version against the affected range: versions 43.0.4 and below on macOS
    Affected if Installed version is 43.0.4 or lower AND system is macOS

A user is affected if Firefox version 43.0.4 or lower is running on any version of macOS, as the file-download dialog timing race condition enables clickjacking attacks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 43.0.4
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Firefox to version 44.0 or later on all affected macOS systems to obtain the patched dialog timing behavior.

Fix this in Firefox Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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