CVE-2016-5291 (GCVE-0-2016-5291)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292159 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 45.5
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 45.5
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 50
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2016-11-15 00:00
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