Is CVE-2016-5288 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5288 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5288?

CVE-2016-5288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5288?

CVE-2016-5288 has an EPSS score of 1.80% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5288?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 50.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5288

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:50.0-1CVE-2016-5288

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3111-1

Fixed in:49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-3111-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:49.0.2Fixed in:49.0.2Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:49.0.2Fixed in:49.0.2Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.