CVE-2016-5270 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 t...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 3.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/firefox-esr(Debian:12) | < 45.4.0esr-1 | 45.4.0esr-1 |
| debian/firefox-esr(Debian:13) | < 45.4.0esr-1 | 45.4.0esr-1 |
| debian/firefox-esr(Debian:14) | < 45.4.0esr-1 | 45.4.0esr-1 |
| mozilla Firefox | <= 48.0.2 | No fix listed |
| mozilla Firefox | = 45.1.0 | No fix listed |
| mozilla Firefox | = 45.1.1 | No fix listed |
| mozilla Firefox | = 45.2.0 | No fix listed |
| mozilla Firefox | = 45.3.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-5270 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1912 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3674 vendor-advisory
- www.mozilla.org vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- 93049 vdb-entry
- 1036852 vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org issue-tracking
- GLSA-201701-15 vendor-advisory
- www.mozilla.org
- www.mozilla.org