CVE-2016-5271

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288946	Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-22 22:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-5271

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5271

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5271

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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