CVE-2016-5250

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5250
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-06-12 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 48.0, Firefox ESR < 45.4 and Thunderbird < 45.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the previously retrieved page via Resource Timing API calls.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
92260 BID www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1964-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Information disclosure through Resource Timing API during page navigation — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2026-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1254688 – (CVE-2016-5250) Resource Timing API is storing resources sent by the previous page. CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
USN-3044-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3674-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof Content, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)
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