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CVE-2016-5297
CRITICAL
An error in argument length checking in JavaScript, leading to potential integer overflows or other bounds checking issues. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-190
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 (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | * < 45.5.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | * < 50.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | * < 45.5.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-3h9f-q3m2-wjhj
An error in argument length checking in JavaScript, leading to potential integer overflows or...
References (18)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303678 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303678 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
3.60%
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub