CVE-2016-5297
N/A
Published: June 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxFirefoxThunderbird
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
An error in argument length checking in JavaScript, leading to potential integer overflows or other bounds checking issues. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 45.5.0v < 50v < 50.0
Affected range stops below 50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 50.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 45.5v < 45.5.0
Affected range stops below 45.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 45.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 45.5
Affected range stops below 45.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 45.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303678Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
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