CVE-2016-5272

moderate-risk

Published 2016-09-22

The nsImageGeometryMixin class in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of INPUT elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.

Do I need to act?

0.58% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Firefox

Affected Vendors

Mozilla

References (20)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674

Vendor Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.h...

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297934

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/