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CVE-2016-5270
Published: Sep 22, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsCaseTransformTextRunFactory::TransformString function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (boolean out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via Unicode characters that are mishandled during text conversion.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3674
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1291016
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201701-15
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2016:1912
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
93049
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1036852
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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