CVE-2016-5291

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5291
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-07-30 12:40:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 50 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.5 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.5 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3730-1 icedove DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
1292159 – (CVE-2016-5291) Firefox V48.0 UXSS & Address Bar Spoofing CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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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