CVE-2016-5250 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information about previously retrieved pages via Resource Timing API calls in Firefox and Thunderbird.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-5250?

CVE-2016-5250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 5 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5250?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5250?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5250 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5250, GHSA-w8fm-f723-jm45, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5250.

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