CVE-2016-5277

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsRefreshDriver::Tick function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper interaction between timeline destruction and the Web Animations model implementation.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-5277

Assigner
security@mozilla.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2016-09-22T22:59:11

Last Modified Date
2018-06-12T01:29:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::	1	OR	48.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.2.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.3.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1291665	Issue Tracking
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5277
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5277

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:42:50				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:17:12	2016-09-22T22:59Z	2016-09-22T22:59:11	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:17:12		2018-06-12T01:29:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:17:12		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated