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CVE-2016-5263 (GCVE-0-2016-5263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-05 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
VLAI
Summary
The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion."
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-08-02 00:00
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}



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