CVE-2016-5265
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5265 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-08-05 01:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-12-27 16:08:00 UTC |
| Description | Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks or read arbitrary files, by arranging for the presence of a crafted HTML document and a crafted shortcut file in the same local directory. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 7 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1964-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [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 | |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-3044-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3640-1 firefox-esr | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| 1278013 - (CVE-2016-5265) Same origin policy bypass in local document/Universal xss | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Issue Tracking |
| 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 | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)