CVE-2016-5292 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 50, where a specially crafted URL could trigger a browser crash during URL parsing. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 50.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 50CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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