The mozilla::a11y::HyperTextAccessible::GetChildOffset function in the accessibility implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-5273 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected |
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