CVE-2016-5251

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via crafted characters in the media type of a data: URL.

CVSS v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-66.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255570	Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-08-04 18:59

Updated : 2017-08-15 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2016-5251

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5251

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

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