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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 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.

  • Published: Sep 23, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5270
  • Severity: Critical
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Critical
  • Score: 9.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
mozilla / firefox_esr 45.1.1 45.1.1.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 45.1.0 45.1.0.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 45.2.0 45.2.0.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 45.3.0 45.3.0.x
mozilla / firefox - 48.0.2.x