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CVE-2016-5281
CRITICAL
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DOMSVGLength class in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper interaction between JavaScript code and an SVG document.
Published: Sep 22, 2016
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-416
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | * |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.0.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.0.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.1.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.2.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 45.3.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-465v-39xq-8c56
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DOMSVGLength class in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox...
References (22)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
- http://www.geeknik.net/7gr1u98b9 Not Applicable
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284690 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
- http://www.geeknik.net/7gr1u98b9 Not Applicable
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
5.04%
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.7 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub