VDB
CVE-2016-5280
CVE-2016-5280
PUBLISHED
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::nsTextNodeDirectionalityMap::RemoveElementFromMap 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 via bidirectional text.
EPSS 2.50% · 85.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.50%
85.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | thunderbird | 0, 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 1:24.1.1+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | *, 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | thunderbird | 0, 1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu2, 1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Sep 22, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5280 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3076-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3112-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5280 third-party-advisory