CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-5263

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Published: Aug 05, 2016 | Modified: Oct 22, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
8.8 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages type confusion.

Weakness

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Firefox Mozilla * 47.0.1 (including)
Firefox Mozilla 45.1.0 (including) 45.1.0 (including)
Firefox Mozilla 45.1.1 (including) 45.1.1 (including)
Firefox Mozilla 45.2.0 (including) 45.2.0 (including)
Firefox Mozilla 45.3.0 (including) 45.3.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el5_11 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el6_8 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el7_2 *
Firefox Ubuntu precise *
Firefox Ubuntu trusty *
Firefox Ubuntu upstream *
Firefox Ubuntu xenial *

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