Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5251

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via crafted characters in the media type of a data: URL.
Published 2016-08-05 01:59:09
Updated 2017-08-16 01:29:09
Source Mozilla Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2016-5251

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5251

EPSS FAQ
0.59%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 75 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5251

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
 NIST
4.3
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.8
1.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-5251

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-5251

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