CVE-2016-5263 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion."

The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion."

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-08-05 01:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-12-27 16:08:00

Affected Software

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 45.1.0

45.1.0

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 45.1.1

45.1.1

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 45.2.0

45.2.0

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 45.3.0

45.3.0

References

openSUSE-SU-2016:1964

openSUSE-SU-2016:2026

RHSA-2016:1551

DSA-3640

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-78.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Third Party Advisory

92258

1036508

USN-3044-1

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1276897

Issue Tracking, Permissions Required

GLSA-201701-15

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