8.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-5263

Published: 05/08/2016 Updated: 27/12/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 605
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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

Vulnerability Trend

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mozilla firefox esr 45.1.0

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mozilla firefox esr 45.1.1

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Vendor Advisories

Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website ...
Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, cross-site scripting, information disclosure and bypass of the same-origin policy For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fi ...
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2016-78 Type confusion in display transformation Announced August 2, 2016 Reporter Nils Impact High Products Firefox, Firefox ESR Fixed in Fir ...
The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 480 and Firefox ESR 45x before 453 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" ...