CVE-2016-5298

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 50 Firefox for Android versions prior to 50

Description A mechanism exists where the disruption of loading a new web page can cause the previous page's favicon and SSL indicator to not be reset when the new page is loaded. This issue only affects Firefox for Android, with desktop Firefox being unaffected.

Recommendations For Firefox versions prior to 50, update to version 50 or later to resolve the issue. For Firefox for Android versions prior to 50, update to version 50 or later to resolve the issue.