Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-6219 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3044-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.901Z
Reserved: 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-5268
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-05T01:59:24.207
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-5268
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN