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CVE-2016-5271

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Published: Sep 22, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via text runs in conjunction with a "display: contents" Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) property.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox
Mozilla
1 product
Firefox
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Up to 48.0.2

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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