CVE-2016-5277 (GCVE-0-2016-5277)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-22 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
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Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsRefreshDriver::Tick 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper interaction between timeline destruction and the Web Animations model implementation.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-09-20 00:00
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      "product_status:known_not_affected": "5",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "Mozilla: Heap-use-after-free in nsRefreshDriver::Tick (MFSA 2016-85, MFSA 2016-86)",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-5277.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-08T00:28:23Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-5277",
      "id": "CVE-2016-5277",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:01:08Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "5",
      "product_status:recommended": "328",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-5277",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-5277.json",
      "version": "23"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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