CVE-2016-5271

MEDIUM6.5

The PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal function in Mozilla Firefox before 49

Published Sep 22, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

No fix available

Details

The PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via text runs in conjunction with a "display: contents" Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) property.

References

WEBhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052 WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852 WEBhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288946 ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5271

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

6.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

6.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedSep 22, 2016

ModifiedAug 6, 2024