64-bit Windows Firefox Profile Creation Vulnerability

CVE-2016-9072 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

When 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.

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