CVE-2016-5270
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5270 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-22 22:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-06-12 01:29:00 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsCaseTransformTextRunFactory::TransformString function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (boolean out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via Unicode characters that are mishandled during text conversion. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | 45.3.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 49 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Determine File Paths, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3674-1 firefox-esr | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.4 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Access Denied | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Issue Tracking |
| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.4 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)