Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 preserve the network connection used for favicon resource retrieval after the a
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 preserve the network connection used for favicon resource retrieval after the associated browser window is closed, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users by observing network traffic from multiple IP addresses.
- Published
- Aug 4, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 73th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mozilla firefoxup to 47.0.1 inclusive
- mozilla firefox45.1.0
- mozilla firefox45.1.1
- mozilla firefox45.2.0
- mozilla firefox45.3.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 45.3.0esr-1 | 45.3.0esr-1 |
| Debian:7 | firefox-esr | before 45.3.0esr-1~deb7u1 | 45.3.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 45.3.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 45.3.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox | before 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:45.3.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.3.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.3.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.3.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:45.3.0-1.el7_2 | 0:45.3.0-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.3.0-1.el7_2 | 0:45.3.0-1.el7_2 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.2.0-109.95.2 | 68.2.0-109.95.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.3.0esr-78.1 | 45.3.0esr-78.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | firefox-fontconfig | before 2.11.0-4.2 | 2.11.0-4.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | mozilla-nspr | before 4.12-25.2 | 4.12-25.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | mozilla-nss | before 3.21.1-26.2 | 3.21.1-26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | MozillaFirefox | before 45.3.0esr-48.1 | 45.3.0esr-48.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | before 45.0-20.38 | 45.0-20.38 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.3.0esr-50.1 | 45.3.0esr-50.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | before 45.3.0-9.1 | 45.3.0-9.1 |
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 45.3.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:firefox-fontconfig | 2.11.0-4.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nspr | 4.12-25.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nss | 3.21.1-26.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 45.3.0esr-48.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | 45.0-20.38 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 45.3.0-9.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-63.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255270
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.