PT-2016-6331
CVE-2016-5271
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Published
2016-09-20
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 49.0
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an out-of-bounds read and application crash. This is achieved through text runs in conjunction with a "display: contents" Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) property, specifically exploiting the PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal function.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 49.0, update to version 49.0 or later to resolve the issue.
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