ubuntu · CVE-2016-1940

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Priority: medium Published: 2016-01-31 18:59:00 UTC Updated: 2025-08-25 21:55:49 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2016-1940 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): not-affected 7, DNE 2, released 1.

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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