CVE-2016-5260
Publication date 3 August 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 mishandles changes from 'INPUT type="password"' to 'INPUT type="text"' within a single Session Manager session, which might allow attackers to discover cleartext passwords by reading a session restoration file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
| thunderbird | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3044-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 5 August 2016