CVE-2016-5282 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via improperly restricted favicon request schemes, affecting Mozilla Firefox users.
- 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-2016-5282?
CVE-2016-5282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Sep 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 49.0 does not properly restrict the scheme in favicon requests, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by a jar: URL for a favicon resource.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5282?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-5282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf3r-ccj6-h68v, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5282.