CVE-2016-1940

Publication date 31 January 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a data: URL that is mishandled during (1) shortcut opening or (2) BOOKMARK intent processing.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
thunderbird	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

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Notes

seth-arnold

Affects Firefox for Android

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-05/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1940