CVE-2016-5291
Published: 16 November 2016
A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(50.0)
|
precise |
Released
(50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.2)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(45.5.0)
|
precise |
Released
(1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |