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CVE-2016-5266

Publication date 3 August 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to access local files via a crafted web site.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
thunderbird 16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N