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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-585-1 | firefox-esr security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3640-1 | firefox-esr security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3903 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3044-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Mozilla firefox Esr
|
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:21.242Z
Reserved: 2016-03-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2830
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-08-05T01:59:00.140
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2830
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN