CVE-2016-5279

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249522 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5279?
CVE-2016-5279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5279?
To fix CVE-2016-5279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5279 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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