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CVE-2016-9078 Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some…

Description

Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 50.0 earliest → < 50.0.1 50.0.1

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