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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5296

A heap-buffer-overflow in Cairo when processing SVG content caused by compiler optimization, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Publish Date : 2018-06-11 Last Update Date : 2018-07-30
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Overflow
CWE ID 119

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
RHSA-2016:2780: firefox security update (Critical) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20162780 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2016-5296

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Debian Debian Linux 8.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Mozilla Firefox * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Mozilla Firefox Esr * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Mozilla Thunderbird * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Debian Debian Linux 1
Mozilla Firefox 1
Mozilla Firefox Esr 1
Mozilla Thunderbird 1

- References For CVE-2016-5296

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
SECTRACK 1037298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94339
BID 94339 Mozilla Firefox CVE-2016-5296 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2017-01-25
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
REDHAT RHSA-2016:2780
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
DEBIAN DSA-3730
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292443 CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
GENTOO GLSA-201701-15

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2016-5296

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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