Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly set the LINKABLE and URI_SAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT flags of about: URLs that are used for error pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by misleading text after an about:neterror?d= substring.
References
Configurations
History
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References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html - | |
References | () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-83.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1253673 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 - |
Information
Published : 2016-08-05 01:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:53
NVD link : CVE-2016-5268
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5268
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5268
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
CWE
CWE-254
7PK - Security Features