CVE-2016-5266

Publication date 3 August 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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

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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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)