Vulnerability CVE-2016-5298: Information

Description

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.5) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: July 30, 2018
Error type identifier: CWE-20

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus50.0-alt1125.0.2-alt1ALT-PU-2016-2307-1172397Fixed
firefoxp1050.0-alt1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2016-2307-1172397Fixed
firefoxp950.0-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2016-2307-1172397Fixed
firefoxp850.0-alt0.M80P.168.0.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2016-2324-1172557Fixed
firefoxc10f150.0-alt1112.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2016-2307-1172397Fixed
firefoxc9f250.0-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2016-2307-1172397Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1227538
  • Exploit
  • Issue Tracking
  • Vendor Advisory
1037298
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
94337
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

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

      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*