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CVE-2016-5279 Details

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive full-pathname information during a local-file drag-and-drop operation via crafted JavaScript code.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249522 CVEIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 48.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5279
NVD Published Date:
Sep 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5279 Details - Not Deferred