CVE-2016-5250 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5250, GHSA-w8fm-f723-jm45, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5250.