CVE-2016-9072

NameCVE-2016-9072
DescriptionWhen a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations, the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default. Note: This issue only affects 64-bit Windows. 32-bit Windows and other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid155.0.1-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)bookworm140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)140.15.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie (security), trixie140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1fixed
forky, sid140.15.0esr-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)(not affected)
firefox-esrsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- firefox <not-affected> (Only affects Firefox on Windows 64bit)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Does not affect Firefox 45 ESR release)
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