CVE-2016-5291
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Summary
A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified < 45.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified < 45.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 50 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292159
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292159
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
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