CVE-2016-5298 json
A mechanism where disruption of the loading of a new web page can cause the previous page's favicon and SSL indicator to not be reset when…
published 2018-06-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6249
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A mechanism where disruption of the loading of a new web page can cause the previous page's favicon and SSL indicator to not be reset when the new page is loaded. Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Desktop Firefox is unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 50
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1227538 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1227538
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/94337
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037298
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5298
- NVD CVE-2016-5298
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