First published: Tue Sep 20 2016(Updated: )
An out-of-bounds write of a boolean value during text conversion with some unicode characters
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Firefox | <49 | 49 |
Thunderbird | <45.4 | 45.4 |
Firefox | <=48.0.2 | |
Firefox | =45.1.0 | |
Firefox | =45.1.1 | |
Firefox | =45.2.0 | |
Firefox | =45.3.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =45.1.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =45.1.1 | |
Firefox ESR | =45.2.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =45.3.0 | |
Firefox ESR | <45.4 | 45.4 |
debian/firefox | 136.0-1 | |
debian/firefox-esr | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.8.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 128.8.0esr-1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2016-5270 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
The severity of CVE-2016-5270 is critical (9.8).
CVE-2016-5270 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 49.0, Firefox ESR versions before 45.4, and Thunderbird versions before 45.4.
To fix CVE-2016-5270, update to Mozilla Firefox version 49.0 or later, Firefox ESR version 45.4 or later, or Thunderbird version 45.4 or later.
You can find more information about CVE-2016-5270 on the following references: - [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1291016) - [Mozilla Security Advisories](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/) - [Red Hat Security Advisory](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html)