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CVE-2016-5257 Details

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4 and Thunderbird < 45.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1985.html CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277213 CVEIssue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287204 CVEIssue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288555 CVEIssue Tracking

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 48.0.2
45.1.0
45.1.1
45.2.0
45.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5257
NVD Published Date:
Sep 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5257 Details - Not Deferred