Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-5250
Mozilla 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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5250?
- CVE-2016-5250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5250?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.