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01 Record

CVE-2016-5298

A mechanism where disruption of the loading of a new web page can cause the previous page's favicon and SSL indicator to not be reset when the new page is loaded. Note: this issue only affects Firefox

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mozilla
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

A mechanism where disruption of the loading of a new web page can cause the previous page's favicon and SSL indicator to not be reset when the new page is loaded. Note: this issue only affects Firefox

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 68.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-06-11 21:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 00:53Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-06-03
Assigning CNA
mozilla
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
eb323bfb2ffb92b9f2701004d2c62fd8346a5e5c496a21013b5a021bce7eb9e3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MozillaFirefox< 50—

06 References