CVE-2016-1940 json
Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a data: URL that is mishandled during (1) short…
published 2016-01-31 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3029
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a data: URL that is mishandled during (1) shortcut opening or (2) BOOKMARK intent processing.
Exploit prediction
0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-17 DEPRECATED: Code
References
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201605-06
vendor-advisory
-
mozilla.org
/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-05.html
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1034825
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1208525
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1940
- NVD CVE-2016-1940
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