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Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <49.0-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.47% (76th percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-422781
  • published 22 Sep 2016
  • disclosed 22 Sep 2016
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Introduced: 22 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5279 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 49.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.