High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2831
CVE-2016-2831
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 do not ensure that the user approves the fullscreen and pointerlock settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI outage), or conduct clickjacking or spoofing attacks, via a crafted web site.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=46.0.1
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-58.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075nvd
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