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Vulnerability details: VCID-c2kz-qw3v-eqbz
Vulnerability ID VCID-c2kz-qw3v-eqbz
Aliases CVE-2016-5262
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.5
Risk 2.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5262.json
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
epss 0.00294 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
cvssv2 5.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5262
cvssv3 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5262
generic_textual none https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-76
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5262.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5262
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277475
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-76.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
1361987 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361987
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-5262 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5262
CVE-2016-5262 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5262
GLSA-201701-15 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
mfsa2016-76 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-76
RHSA-2016:1551 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1551
USN-3044-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3044-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5262.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5262
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5262
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.52598
EPSS Score 0.00294
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:18.643488+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 38.0.0