What is CVE-2016-1940?

CVE-2016-1940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-17. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-1940?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-1940

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a data: URL that is mishandled during (1) shortcut opening or (2) BOOKMARK intent processing.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-17

References

security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1940?: CVE-2016-1940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-17. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-1940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.