CVE-2016-5278
Mozilla: Heap-buffer-overflow in nsBMPEncoder::AddImageFrame (MFSA 2016-85, MFSA 2016-86)
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Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBMPEncoder::AddImageFrame 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 a crafted image data that is mishandled during the encoding of an image frame to an image.
Desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap) en la función nsBMPEncoder::AddImageFrame en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 49.0, Firefox ESR en versiones 45.x anteriores a la 45.4 y Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 45.4 permite que los atacantes remotos ejecuten código arbitrario mediante los datos de una imagen manipulada que se manipula incorrectamente durante la codificación de una trama de imagen a una imagen.
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read when handling certain Content Security Policy directives in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash. Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Nathan Froyd, Honza Bambas, Seth Fowler, Michael Smith, Andrew McCreight, Dan Minor, Byron Campen, Jon Coppeard, Steve Fink, Tyson Smith, and Carsten Book discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-06-03 CVE Reserved
- 2016-09-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (12)
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852 | Vdb Entry | |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1294677 | Issue Tracking | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86 | X_refsource_confirm | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88 | X_refsource_confirm |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html | 2018-06-12 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674 | 2018-06-12 | |
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html | 2018-06-12 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | 2018-06-12 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5278 | 2016-09-21 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377549 | 2016-09-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | <= 48.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 48.0.2" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | 45.1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "45.1.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | 45.1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "45.1.1" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | 45.2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "45.2.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | 45.3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "45.3.0" | - |
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