CVE-2016-5268

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…

published August 5, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
68.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01228 · 68.5th percentile
Published
2016-08-05T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 01:00Z
    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…
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