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TI-2016-04584 Aliases CVE-2016-5288GHSA-xrvj-239r-5xw7

Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox

Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Web content could access information in the HTTP cache if e10s is disabled. This can reveal some visited URLs and the contents of those pages. This issue affects Firefox 48 and 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01739 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 49.0.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 49.0.249.0.2Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 49.0.2 Fixed in 49.0.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 49.0.2VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 49.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 49.0.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 49.0.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2016-04583 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 47
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrvj-239r-5xw7

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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