Description
The protocol-handler dialog in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site that triggers a single-click action in a situation where a double-click action was intended.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | firefox | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | USN-2880-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 3
- USN-2880-1 firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 1034825 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=724353
- USN-2880-1 vendor-advisory
- 81957 vdb-entry
- USN-2880-2 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-06.html
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0309 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201605-06 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0306 vendor-advisory